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More Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin, Say JP Morgan Analysts
23.11.2020
In their “Flows & Liquidity” report, JP Morgan analysts say institutions are piling into bitcoin at a stronger pace this quarter than they were in Q3 and may have a bigger role in price movement than quantitative traders
Crypto Retirement: US Investment Firm Launches Employer-Sponsored Bitcoin 401(k) Plan
23.11.2020
The U.S.-based company Digital Asset Investment Management (Daim) has announced the launch of a company-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan that allocates up to 10% in bitcoin. The plan is an ERISA compliant employer-sponsored 401(k) and assets are held in institutional-grade cold storage...
$20 Billion in Crypto Under Custody: Coinbase Sees ‘Explosion of Capital’ From Institutional Investors
23.11.2020
Coinbase has revealed that it has had “an explosion of incoming capital.” Its assets under custody currently stand at $20 billion, $14 billion of which were accumulated since April. Coinbase highlights a string of bullish events that have “really unleashed” a wave...
Analysts: Institutional Investor Interest Fueling BTC Rally, Liquidity Crunch Narrative Debunked
22.11.2020
Crypto analysts are pushing back against the narrative that the current BTC rally is being fuelled by a liquidity crunch afflicting bitcoin mining pools in China. The liquidity crunch, which is caused by an ongoing regulatory crackdown in that country, has reportedly left miners unable to sell...
Coinbase Has Raked in $14B in New Institutional Assets Since April
21.11.2020
Coinbase is now measuring new capital coming in for bitcoin in the billions, according to the firm's head of institutional coverage
Deutsche Bank: Investors Increasingly Choose Bitcoin Over Gold to Hedge Dollar Risk, Inflation
20.11.2020
Deutsche Bank’s strategist Jim Reid reportedly wrote that investors are increasingly demanding to use bitcoin instead of gold to hedge dollar risk and inflation. His research concurs with one recently published by JPMorgan’s analysts that shows institutional investors moving from gold...
Crypto Security Firm Fireblocks Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding, Targets Global Expansion
19.11.2020
Crypto security firm Fireblocks said Wednesday that it has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. The money will be used to hire new talent as well as to expand its global operations to meet “institutional and retail market demand for digital assets.” The round was led...
Institutions help drive rally as Bitcoin ETP volumes surge 50%
18.11.2020
Bitcoin and crypto ETPs have surged in market cap and volumes as institutions buy up BTC
CME Sees Record High Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures on Wave of Institutional Inflows
17.11.2020
Open interest surged to $976 million Monday
Bitcoin at $318,000 Next December? One Citibank Exec Says It’s Possible
16.11.2020
Breaking down a recent report that has Bitcoin Twitter salivating and skeptical at the same time
Galaxy Digital Acquires 2 Crypto Firms, Sees Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin
14.11.2020
Bitcoin Bull Michael Novogratz’s company, Galaxy Digital, has acquired two cryptocurrency firms in preparation to meet a “bigger wave of institutional demand” for bitcoin. Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin Incoming Galaxy Digital Holdings announced Friday that it...
Galaxy Digital Makes Twin Acquisitions in Bid to Strengthen Institutional Appeal
14.11.2020
The cryptocurrency merchant bank has acquired a lending firm and a trading company as it seeks to become the "go to" platform for institutional access to digital assets, the firm said Friday
Hedge Fund Manager Brian Kelly Says Increasing Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Down to its Fixed Supply
14.11.2020
Hedge fund manager Brian Kelly says the surging number of institutional investors owning bitcoin is down to the digital currency’s core value proposition- a fixed coin supply. On the other hand, the same institutional investor interest is helping to build confidence in the top cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin whale clusters show ‘institutional FOMO’ is behind the BTC rally
13.11.2020
Data shows Bitcoin whales and institutions are behind the current rally, a signal that the next bull market may be stronger than the one seen in 2017
Institutional money is pumping the DeFi markets back up
12.11.2020
Since making its first investment in October, Polychain Capital is now the 10th-largest holder of YFI
Hong Kong’s Amber Group Picks BitGo Trust in Quest for Institutional Investors
10.11.2020
BitGo’s status as a qualified custodian should draw more high-net-worth investors to Amber from places like Hong Kong, Taiwan and Seoul
JPMorgan’s Analysis Shows Institutional Investors Moving From Gold ETFs to Bitcoin
9.11.2020
JPMorgan has highlighted evidence of institutional demand for bitcoin and investors moving from gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the cryptocurrency. The firm points out that bitcoin demand is driven not only by younger retail investors but also by institutional investors, such as family offices...
Grayscale Trust sees largest-ever weekly inflow, nears 500K BTC in total
4.11.2020
Grayscale is on track to control 5% of the entire Bitcoin circulating supply by the end of 2021 with a record $215 million inflow last week
This is How Institutional Players Help Bitcoin Mining Industry Grow
31.10.2020
BitRiver's crypto mining farm. Institutional players are entering the cryptoasset mining industry, prompting the creation of enterprise-grade solutions, but also offering new solutions for existing challenges, according to Igor Runets, founder and CEO of BitRiver, a Russia-based mining services...
Swiss Arm of Russia’s Gazprombank Launches Institutional Bitcoin Offerings
30.10.2020
Gazprombank (Switzerland) has been authorized by FINMA to launch institutional cryptocurrency services in Switzerland