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Big Investors Are Pushing up Valuations of Crypto Firms
1.8.2021
Venture capital firms and large investors are driving up the prices of crypto startups. Boutique investment firms and family offices are being elbowed out by big venture capital firms, private equity funds, and even some pension funds. VC Firms Driving Up Prices of Crypto Startups Cryptocurrency...
ROSA Finance Builds The First Decentralized Pension Fund
20.7.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
ROSA FINANCE is making use of public blockchain technologies to build up a retirement and savings solution focused on transparency, security, self-custody, and decentralization.
Intermediaries have plagued...
Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Jörg Molt Arrested for Alleged Crypto Pension Fraud
14.7.2021
In 2019, a man with Fabio-like hair entered the cryptocurrency scene with questionable claims when he told a slew of people he helped co-found the creation of Bitcoin. The self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor named Jörg Molt not only offered a “Satoshi School” but allegedly ran...
Pension provider partners with Coinbase to offer 5% exposure to crypto
15.6.2021
Pension funds are looking to crypto investments despite the recent market sell-off
Wall Street Giants Want to Be Your Landlord – Data Shows Megabanks Are Buying up All the US Real Estate
11.6.2021
Homebuyers in the United States have found difficulties acquiring single-family homes after the year-long business shutdowns and lockdowns that followed Covid-19. It seems there’s a new wave of homebuyers in the U.S. real estate market, with buyers stemming from hedge funds, pension funds...
Coinbase Says Interest From Pension Funds and Hedge Funds Has Skyrocketed, Institutional Holdings Soar 170%
9.6.2021
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed record growth in its institutional business. “This year, interest from pension funds and hedge funds has skyrocketed, supported by the roll-out of crypto-ETPs as well as an increased understanding of the crypto economy,”...
Data Suggests Fed’s MBS Operations and Wall Street Investors Behind Inflated US Real Estate Market
22.5.2021
The Federal Reserve and America’s big banks have significantly inflated home prices across the U.S. according to a number of statistics. In many towns across the nation, home sales are facing bidding wars and certain regions are seeing property shortages. One report notes that homebuyers...
Some African Crypto Users See Bitcoin as an Alternative Source of Retirement Income
1.5.2021
Bitcoin use cases in African countries continue to expand with the latest one being its use as an alternative source of retirement income. On a continent plagued by high inflation and unstable currencies, bitcoin, which is decentralized and censorship-resistant, is seen “as a safer source...
Millions of Swedish savers have exposure to Bitcoin via state pension fund
15.4.2021
Five million Swedes have indirect exposure to Bitcoin through the shares held by state pension fund AP7
Pension funds and insurance firms alive to Bitcoin investment proposal
3.4.2021
Bitcoin’s appeal among institutional investors is spreading toward insurance firms and life and annuity companies
South African Regulator Zeroes in on Scams and Unregulated Firms in Its Second Crypto ‘Health Warning’
29.3.2021
South African regulator the Financial Sector Conduct Authority recently issued its second crypto “health warning” after it noticed increased reports of crypto-related losses suffered “in the past three months.” In the warning, the regulator reminds investors that since...
New Zealand Pension Fund Provider NZ Funds Management Takes Bitcoin Leap
26.3.2021
The New Zealand-based NZ Funds Management-run KiwiSaver pension fund has sunk about 5% of its USD 245m holdings into bitcoin (BTC), claiming that the token will feature in more KiwiSaver plans in the future.
The KiwiSaver program is government-endorsed, and both individuals and companies...
Pension Fund's Exposure to Bitcoin, USD 600,000 per BTC + More News
3.2.2021
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The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), America’s biggest public pension fund, upped its stake in Riot...
California Pension Fund Loaded Up on RIOT Shares During Bitcoin’s Q4 Rally
2.2.2021
The largest public pension in the U.S. bought more RIOT shares for the first time since 2017
eToro Survey Finds Pensions and Endowments Are Finally Waking Up to Crypto
21.1.2021
The exchange quizzed 25 institutional players about crypto investing, including a couple of pension funds
Pension funds are getting in on Bitcoin, according to Grayscale
8.1.2021
In fact, CEO Michael Sonnenshein says they're fueling Grayscale’s massive growth
Grayscale CEO Says Crypto Interest Is Rising From Pension, Endowment Funds
8.1.2021
Michael Sonnenshein said institutions are also making larger allocations to its crypto products
Pension Funds Getting Set to Board Bitcoin Bandwagon, Say Insiders
8.1.2021
The American digital asset investment giant Grayscale has suggested that pensions and endowments providers are clambering aboard the crypto gravy train – an opinion shared by an increasing number of financial industry specialists.
The firm’s new CEO Michael Sonnenshein said, per Bloomberg,
“We’ve...
Global Equity Head at Jefferies Says the Investment Bank Will Buy Bitcoin and Reduce Exposure to Gold
22.12.2020
Christopher Wood, the global head of equity at Jefferies, a global financial services company, says the firm will reduce exposure to gold in favor of bitcoin. He adds that there are plans to increase the crypto component of Jefferies’ long-only global portfolio for U.S. dollar-denominated...
JPMorgan Sees $600 Billion Demand for Bitcoin From Global Institutional Adoption
15.12.2020
JPMorgan’s analysts have predicted significant demand for bitcoin following the $100 million purchase of the cryptocurrency by Massmutual. The analysts believe that other traditional investors, including pension funds, will follow suit, leading to a conservative estimate of $600 billion...