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Report: JP Morgan Boss ‘Not Happy’ as Capital Positions Exemption for Big Banks Ends
23.3.2021
On March 19, 2021, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board published a press release that detailed the temporary supplementary leverage ratio easements will be expiring as scheduled. U.S. banks will no longer have the relaxed capital requirements they once held since the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak....
SkyBridge Capital latest to file Bitcoin ETF application with US SEC
22.3.2021
SkyBridge Capital has filed for a Bitcoin ETF in partnership with First Trust Advisors
Scaramucci’s Skybridge Capital Registers With SEC to Launch a Bitcoin ETF
22.3.2021
Anthony Scaramucci’s Skybridge Capital has filed an S-1 registration form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The prospectus for the “First Trust Skybridge Bitcoin ETF Trust” notes that the ETF aims to list common shares...
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Warns Government Could Restrict Bitcoin Investments, Impose ‘Shocking’ Taxes
21.3.2021
The founder and chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund firm, has warned that the government could “impose prohibitions against capital movements” into assets such as bitcoin. He added that regulators may also impose changes in taxes that...
Bytetree Founder Believes Grayscale Should Lower Its ‘Unrealistically High’ Fee: Warns of Possible ‘Systemic Risk’
21.3.2021
The founder of Bytetree Asset Management, Charlie Morris, has suggested the reduction of the GBTC management fee as one way Grayscale Investment can ease the current selling pressure and possibly reduce the discount on the shares. Morris says if no action is taken, “the selling pressure will...
Alchemix raises $3.1M to build DeFi lending backed by future income
17.3.2021
Alchemix users will be able to draw no-liquidation loans backed by future yield
Alchemix announces $4.9 million raise led by CMS, Alameda, and e-Girl Capital
14.3.2021
Established VC firms join more atypical investment entities in positioning the young DeFi protocol for the future
Case examiner says Cred platform hired escaped prisoner as CFO
10.3.2021
Cred’s former Chief Financial Officer, James Alexander, has been identified by U.K. authorities as a prison escapee who was convicted for financial crimes
Private Blockchain Project Funding Accelerates as Companies Race to Address New Needs
9.3.2021
Blockchain operations are increasingly embracing more traditional financing from big-name venture funds to leverage these strategic stakeholders’ benefits instead of crowdfunding avenues popularized during the last blockchain hype wave. Funding Roundup: Concordium, StakeWise, and Automata...
Argentinean Startup Accelerator Launches Crypto Mining Farm in Mar Del Plata
7.3.2021
The Technological District of Mar del Plata, Argentina, will host a massive crypto mining operation backed by a domestic startup accelerator. Lothal Mining is the company that will run the operations of the mining firm in the Argentinean city. Firm Will Mine Ethereum During the First Stage...
‘The Fed Is Trapped’- Erratic Bond Markets, Exhausted Supplies, Analyst Says Tsunami of Treasury Issuances Underway
5.3.2021
The U.S. Federal Reserve is in a predicament as fiscal deficits erode the American economy and the nation is seeing a spike in benchmark 10-year Treasury yields. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed zero worries about inflation during an interview at a Wall Street Journal...
Report: TON investor demands $100M compensation from Durov
2.3.2021
Telegram's TON saga seems far from over, as a disgruntled investor seeks compensation
Crypto bank opens physical location in India's capital as potential regulatory ban looms
1.3.2021
Unicas is planning to open 50 banks in India by the end of the year, but a proposed bill banning crypto could complicate matters
DeFi exchange protocol DFX raises $5M in seed funding led by Polychain Capital
24.2.2021
Polychain Capital has bet on a new DeFi exchange protocol looking to boost the adoption of stablecoins in DeFi
RUNE soars after Multichain capital reveals large position
24.2.2021
RUNE has rallied to all-time highs after Multicoin Capital revealed it has accumulated a large position
Bitfinex and Tether Fined $18.5M in Settlement With NY Attorney General, Both Firms Barred From Trading in the City
24.2.2021
Bitfinex and Tether have been banned from operating in New York and must pay a fine of $18.5 million as part of a settlement with the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG’s) office over a case dating back to 2019. In a statement on Tuesday, NY Attorney General Letitia James accused the...
M31 Capital is looking to launch a new Bitcoin hedge fund
23.2.2021
The M31 Capital Bitcoin Access Fund could provide institutional investors with another avenue for investing in BTC
Skybridge Capital Founder Predicts $100K Bitcoin Price This Year Due to ‘Heavy Demand’ and Diminishing Supply
22.2.2021
The founder of asset management firm Skybridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci, has predicted that the price of bitcoin will reach $100,000 before the year-end simply due to supply and demand. “You don’t have a lot of supply out there and very heavy demand,” he said. His firm...
DeFi Money Market closure after SEC probe could set rocky precedent
19.2.2021
What started with the unexpected closure of an investment platform may have ramifications for U.S. DeFi projects say critics
Mister DeepFuckingValue Goes To Washington
18.2.2021
History was made today when Reddit user DeepFuckingValue, who goes by Roaring Kitty on YouTube, opened his Congressional testimony in a hearing about GameStop stock by specifying, for the literal record, that he is not actually a cat.Read more