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Today in Crypto: Voyager Might Start Fund Distribution in ‘Few Weeks’, Jack Dorsey’s Cash App Posts $2.16B in BTC Revenue for Q1, UK Continues Crypto ATM Crackdown
5.5.2023
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Brazilian President Lula to Act as BRICS Liaison to Help Argentina, Discusses Credit Line in Brazilian Reals
5.5.2023
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stated Brazil will serve as a facilitator to try and arrange BRICS bloc assistance for Argentina. Lula stated that the New Development Bank — the BRICS bank — could modify some of its rules to aid Argentina. Also, the two countries are negotiating...
U.S. Regulator Cuts Digital Assets Out of Hedge Fund Rule
4.5.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to leave digital assets out of a new rule requiring more information from hedge fund and private equity advisers.
The agency voted to adopt new changes to private fund reporting, specifically to Form PF — a reporting form for registered...
Hamilton Lane Offers Polygon-Based Tokenized Access to a Second Fund
4.5.2023
Access to the Senior Credit Opportunities Fund is available through a feeder fund from Securitize
IMF Chief Warns of More Weaknesses in US Banking Sector — Sees ‘Gradual’ Shift Away From US Dollar
4.5.2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expects “more vulnerabilities” in the U.S. banking sector amid a growing de-dollarization trend worldwide. “There has been a gradual shift away from the dollar,” the IMF chief acknowledged. U.S. Banking...
SEC steps back from defining digital assets in new hedge fund rules
4.5.2023
The SEC and its staff are “continuing to consider” the term “digital assets” despite proposing a definition of the term around nine months ago
3AC founders run into fresh trouble in Dubai over new exchange OPNX
2.5.2023
Dubai digital asset regulator claimed that it had sent two cease and desist notices to the exchange in February and an investor alert against it in April
Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund Supports Open Source Developers in Lawsuit With Craig Wright
1.5.2023
Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (BLDF) recently delivered on its promise to fund the legal costs of 11 Bitcoin developers that are the target of the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright’s lawsuit. According to Alex Morcos, the “mission [of BLDF] is to safeguard innovation...
Robinhood Starts a New Way for Its Users to Fund Their Web3 Wallets
27.4.2023
Robinhood Connect will start rolling out to partners in coming months
A $1.4T Financial Giant Expands Its Money Market Fund on Polygon
26.4.2023
Franklin Templeton claims that the fund will be the first U.S. registered mutual fund run on blockchain technology
Crypto Investment Funds Have First Week of Outflows in 6 Weeks
24.4.2023
Net outflows totaled $30 million
WEF’s promo video shows Bitcoin mining, but it leaves out the B-word
24.4.2023
The video showed multiple scenes depicting rows of what appears to be Bitcoin mining rigs, but the cryptocurrency never got a mention
BRICS Bank ‘Re-taps Into USD Bond Market’ With $1.25 Billion ‘Green’ Bonds
22.4.2023
The development bank established by the BRICS group of nations has issued its first “green” bonds in U.S. dollars (USD). Proceeds from the placement will be used to fund “green” projects supported under the banking institution’s sustainable financing policy. BRICS Development Bank Launches 3-year...
The Most Intense Consensus Ever Seeks Everyone’s Voice
21.4.2023
This year’s CoinDesk Consensus event, which will bring key policy and technical debates to the forefront, is especially important. While the withdrawal of a handful of previously agreed-upon speaking assignments undermines full representation on both sides of the issues, non-U.S. jurisdiction...
Could Bitcoin be part of the $120T mutual fund industry?
21.4.2023
Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how Bitcoin could become a part of the $120-trillion mutual fund industry
Dollar Dominance Fading Amid Growing China Trade, Russia Sanctions Risks, Ray Dalio Says
21.4.2023
Fewer nations are willing to hold the U.S. dollar as America’s share in the global economy becomes smaller while China’s role in international trade expands, billionaire Ray Dalio noted. The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund also said that Western sanctions on Russia have highlighted...
Sotheby’s to Auction 3AC’s NFT Collection, Including Larva Labs’ Zombie Punk and Dmitri Cherniak’s ‘Golden Goose’
20.4.2023
On Wednesday, Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, announced its plans to auction a number of non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were previously owned by the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). The auction, called...
Bitcoin Miner Mawson to Sell Texas Sites for $8.5M to Singapore Fund Manager
19.4.2023
The funds will go toward reducing Mawson's debts and fueling growth
Core DAO partners with Bitget and MEXC to launch $200M ecosystem fund
18.4.2023
The Ecosystem Fund will provide financial support to early stage projects
IMF Says Sub-Saharan Africa Already Feeling Effects of the ‘Big Funding Squeeze’
18.4.2023
Countries from the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region face a “big funding squeeze” which is forcing some of them to cut spending on health, education, and infrastructure. According to Abebe Aemro Selassie, people from the region are already “feeling the effects of the funding...