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From Speculation to Allocation: Crypto Markets Seeing a Paradigm Shift
1.6.2021
There's a paradigm shift from pure speculation to tactical allocation in the crypto market as investors are locked in an accumulation phase and are holding their positions with a medium- to long-term view, according to digital asset investing firm CoinShares.
"This trend is also highlighted...
Square not revisiting its Bitcoin allocation, but still interested in the asset
14.5.2021
Square appears content with its Bitcoin holdings for now
Cardano’s Cfund First Capital Goes to Israeli Fintech Startup Coti
7.4.2021
This latest move to broaden cooperation between Cardano and Coti builds upon previous collaborations as the former seeks to upgrade its payment solution on top of the former’s expanding financial infrastructure. Strategic Investment Marks First Allocation for New Ecosystem Venture Fund One...
SEC Filing Shows Blackrock Held Bitcoin Futures Contracts Worth $6.15 Million
3.4.2021
After signaling its intention to get exposed to bitcoin, Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has now revealed its initial investments toward the crypto asset. According to the asset manager’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 31, Blackrock...
JMP Securities Expects $1.5 Trillion to Flow Into Bitcoin as Retail Wealth Management Industry Follows Morgan Stanley to Offer BTC to Clients
24.3.2021
JMP Securities has predicted that “$1.5 trillion of incremental capital” could flow into bitcoin, an amount greater than the cryptocurrency’s current market cap. The firm sees more wealth management companies following Morgan Stanley’s example to offer bitcoin to their...
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Says Gold Let Him Down, Put 5% in Bitcoin
23.3.2021
Mad Money host Jim Cramer, a long-term gold proponent, says that gold has let him down. He has become more bullish on bitcoin, advising investors to put 5% of their portfolios in the cryptocurrency to protect their assets. Jim Cramer Reduces Gold Holdings, Increases Bitcoin Allocation In...
Blackrock Executive Says Gold Now Less Effective Hedge Against Inflation
13.3.2021
A portfolio manager and member of Blackrock’s Global Allocation Fund says gold is now a less effective hedge against inflation as well as moves in other assets such as stocks. In comments that appear to undercut the precious metal’s renowned status, Russ Koesterich claims that...
Bitcoin price sheds 5% after Oracle keeps quiet on $4B BTC allocation rumors
11.3.2021
Claims that Oracle would announce a 72,000 Bitcoin buy-in on Wednesday were left unsubstantiated by executives as Bitcoin fell from local highs of $57,300
JPMorgan report endorses 1% allocation to Bitcoin as a hedge
26.2.2021
Bitcoin would serve as a hedge against fluctuations in traditional assets
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...
Asset Manager Ruffer Confirms $750 Million Bitcoin Investment as Hedge Against Fiat Currency Devaluation
16.12.2020
Investment management firm Ruffer, with over $27 billion under management, has confirmed that its bitcoin investment now totals $750 million. A Ruffer spokesperson told news.Bitcoin.com that this was “primarily a protective” move for the firm’s portfolios, as the firm reduced...
U.K. investment manager shifts allocation to Bitcoin from gold in ‘defensive move’
15.12.2020
The institutional flood into BTC continues
Wells Fargo Investment Institute Report Compares Bitcoin to the 1850’s Gold Rush
9.12.2020
On Monday, the U.S. bank Wells Fargo’s wholly-owned subsidiary and registered investment adviser the Wells Fargo Investment Institute published an investment strategy with a page dedicated to the crypto asset bitcoin. The institute’s contributing author and Head of Global Asset...
Alliance Bernstein Tells Clients Bitcoin Has a Role in Asset Allocation
2.12.2020
Alliance Bernstein has told its clients that bitcoin has a role in investment portfolios. The head of the Portfolio Strategy team of the firm’s research arm said he has changed his mind about bitcoin after previously stating that it did not have a place in investment portfolios. Alliance...
VC calls Ethereum killers 'toothless' based on token allocation to insiders
27.10.2020
Only two of Ethereum's recent competitors had a "fair launch" according to the specified criteria
Fidelity Report Says Portfolios Should Consider 5% Bitcoin Allocation
13.10.2020
"In a world where benchmark interest rates globally are near, at, or below zero, the opportunity cost of not allocating to bitcoin is higher," the report said
Japanese Listed Company Globalway Plans to Build Sharing Economy Protocol and Launch IEO
13.7.2020
TimeCoinProtocol is a new project developed by TimeTicket leveraging blockchain technology to create a decentralized sharing economy platform. The solution is powered by the TimeCoin token (TMCN), an EOS-based native token used both for payments in decentralized apps built upon the protocol and...
Messari: 1% Allocation From Institutions Could Drive BTC to $50,000
24.6.2020
Crypto research firm Messari has estimated that Bitcoin could trade for $50,000 each if institutions allocate a low-single-digit portfolio percentage to BTC
Anthony Pompliano Continues Push for Pension Fund Crypto Allocation
22.6.2020
Morgan Creek’s Anthony Pompliano presses pension funds to allocate 1-5% of their portfolios to Bitcoin
Meet Mistcoin – The First Mineable SLP Token Implementation Launched on Bitcoin Cash
22.6.2020
Bitcoin Cash proponents have been introduced to a new project built using the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) framework called mistcoin (MIST). The new token is essentially the first mineable implementation of colored coins on Bitcoin Cash. Mist allows participants to mine the SLP tokens “using...