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Firm with $4.5 Trillion Worth of Assets Under Management Enables Bitcoin Trading
29.11.2022
U.S. asset manager Fidelity Investments has decided to launch Bitcoin (BTC) trading for retail investors, catering to the needs of a growing number of the company’s clients.
"The wait is over," the company said in an email m sent to a group of its users on November 28, declaring that a Fidelity...
Salvadoran Group Files Lawsuits Against President Nayib Bukele on Lack of Transparency in Bitcoin Purchases
28.11.2022
Cristosal, a Salvadoran nonprofit human rights organization, has filed three lawsuits related to President Nayib Bukele’s management of public funds to purchase bitcoin. The processes are being run before several national and international bodies, and call for the government to offer...
How blockchain technology is used in supply chain management?
26.11.2022
Blockchain benefits the supply chain industry by enhancing the traceability, transparency and tradability of goods and services that move along the value chain
Billionaire Bill Ackman: Crypto Enables Creation of Useful Businesses and ‘Is Here to Stay’
22.11.2022
According to Bill Ackman, billionaire and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, while crypto tokens are used by unethical promoters to perpetuate fraud, they “can enable the formation of useful businesses.” A previous critic of digital assets, Ackman insists that “crypto...
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says 'crypto is here to stay'
21.11.2022
Bill Ackman’s conviction on crypto comes as much of the community attempts to regain confidence in the industry following the FTX fallout
Crypto Exchange FTX Fires 3 Top Executives, Report Reveals
19.11.2022
Three high-ranking executives of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX have reportedly been dismissed. Among them is one of the co-founders of what was one of the industry’s largest trading platforms, which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. court system. 3 Members of FTX Management...
Bitcoin Financial Services Firm Unchained Capital Cutting Staff, Reshuffling Management
18.11.2022
While the company has no exposure to FTX, the extended Bitcoin bear market is taking a toll on parts of the business
New CEO Says FTX Is the Worst Case of Corporate Failure With Untrustworthy Financial Data and Unacceptable Practices
18.11.2022
The new CEO of FTX, appointed after the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy, has blasted the company under former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. “Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred...
New FTX Boss Condemns Management of the Crypto Exchange During Sam Bankman-Fried's Tenure
17.11.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried's unconventional style is under the spotlight as bankruptcy professionals pore over the FTX collapse
Paradigm co-founder feels 'deep regret' investing in SBF and FTX
16.11.2022
Some challenged whether the multi-billion dollar venture capital firm did enough due diligence on FTX prior to investment
This Crypto Asset Management Firm Says ‘Large Majority’ of Funds are Stuck on FTX – Who Else Was Affected?
15.11.2022
The crypto asset manager Ikigai has admitted that it held “a large majority” of its assets on the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, saying it “got very little out” before the collapse. But the company is far from only one with exposure to Sam Bankman-Fried’s once-mighty empire....
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Ikigai Exec Says ‘Large Majority’ of Crypto Asset Management Firm’s Funds Stuck on FTX
14.11.2022
After Kevin Zhou, the co-founder of the hedge fund Galois Capital, revealed half of the firm’s assets were held on FTX, another crypto asset management firm called Ikigai detailed that “a large majority of the hedge fund’s total assets” were stored on FTX. Ikigai chief investment officer, Travis...
Ikigai Asset Management Had 'Large Majority' of Assets on FTX, Unclear Whether It Will Be Able to Continue
14.11.2022
Chief Investment Officer Travis Kling tweeted that the hedge fund has only been able to withdraw "very little" of its funds
Ark Invest CEO Warns Fed’s Actions Could Lead to 1929-Like Great Depression — Elon Musk Agrees
14.11.2022
The CEO of investment management firm Ark Invest has warned that if the Federal Reserve does not pivot, the current economic setup will be similar to 1929 when the Great Depression started. Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk agreed. The Fed, Inflation, and the Great Depression Ark Invest...
Bank of Russia Sets Out to Regulate Digital Asset Taxation, Exchange, Still Opposed to Crypto
13.11.2022
The Central Bank of Russia supports the development of digital financial assets but remains opposed to legalizing crypto payments, its top management has reiterated. The monetary authority is now working on a set of regulatory proposals that will be submitted to parliament by the end of the year....
Sequoia Capital marks down entire $214M FTX stake to zero
10.11.2022
The venture capital firm assured partners it ran a rigorous due diligence assessment when it invested in FTX, finding the exchange to generate $1 billion in revenue and $250 million in operating income
Report: Singapore’s State Investor Temasek Is Engaging With Embattled Crypto Exchange FTX
10.11.2022
According to a report published on Nov. 9, 2022, Temasek Holdings, the Singaporean state holding company owned by the government of Singapore is allegedly engaging with FTX amid Binance’s plans to bail out the crypto trading firm. Singapore’s state investor has been known to have invested in...
Disco Elysium Writer Alleges Fraud While Studio Accuses Him Of Toxic Management
9.11.2022
After being sued by one of its cofounders and accused of fraud, ZA/UM now says the lead writer behind 2019’s hit RPG, Disco Elysium, was fired for professional misconduct, including gender discrimination and verbally abusing co-workers. It’s the latest twist in a messy saga about the indie studio...
UK Asset Management Giant Abrdn Leads Archax $28.5M Funding Round
9.11.2022
Abrdn, one of the U.K.'s biggest asset-management firms, has backed a $28.5 million Series A funding round into digital asset exchange Archax. Abrdn became the firm's largest external shareholder earlier this year
Microsoft Backs Wemade’s Blockchain Push in $46 Million Investment Round
5.11.2022
Software giant Microsoft has made a $14.8 million investment in Wemade, a Korea-based blockchain gaming services company that has recently launched its own stablecoin, named Wemix. The company was part of a $46 million investment round, that also saw the participation of two more companies: Shinhan...