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The Small Guys Rebel Against their Big Brother Hedge Funds
30.1.2021
What the GameStop stock market chaos can teach crypto and why the Bank of International Settlements is pitching central bank digital currencies (CBDC) instead of crypto. Also the privacy concerns around China’s digital yuan
Massive Gamestop Short Squeeze Highlights the Fragility of Today’s Financial System
27.1.2021
The bigwigs trading stocks on Wall Street have been upset this week as billion-dollar hedge funds have been crippled by Redditors and memes. Not too long ago, the firm Gamestop’s shares were plummeting, and Wall Street veterans lined up a mountain of short bets against the company’s...
SkyBridge’s Bitcoin Cache Rises to $310M
4.1.2021
SkyBridge's bitcoin investment has already climbed to more than $300 million, mostly due to price appreciation in the past couple of months
Nasdaq Listed Greenpro Capital to Set up Bitcoin Fund Using a $100 Million Loan
31.12.2020
The Nasdaq listed Greenpro Capital Corporation has revealed plans to set up a bitcoin fund using $100 million in borrowed funds. In addition to the borrowed funds, Greenpro, through its subsidiary Cryptosx, says it plans to use its own cash resources to acquire the digital asset. The financial...
American Express’ Venture Arm Invests in a Cryptocurrency Trading Platform
19.12.2020
American Express says its venture arm, Amex Ventures has invested in Falconx the cryptocurrency trading platform that focuses on serving institutional trading clients. Amex’s investment, which was announced during a record-breaking week for bitcoin, underscores the credit card issuer’s...
Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin as Collateral for Cash Loans
10.12.2020
Fidelity Digital says it will allow institutional customers to pledge bitcoin as collateral against cash loans in partnership with Blockfi. The firm’s decision helps bitcoin investors turn their digital holdings into cash without selling. Fidelity’s targeted clients include hedge funds...
How BitGo Is Getting Into the Events Business
8.12.2020
BitGo has added cap intro services, a kind of marketing activity carried out among hedge fund investors, to its crypto brokerage offering
Scaramucci’s $9.2B SkyBridge ‘May Seek Exposure to Digital Assets’
16.11.2020
SkyBridge Capital is giving itself an opening to indirectly invest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Crypto Long & Short: What We’re Getting Wrong About Druckenmiller and Bitcoin
15.11.2020
Stanley Druckenmiller’s comments about bitcoin were blown out of proportion. They were positive for crypto, but not for the reasons most believe
Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio’s Diss
12.11.2020
Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio says bitcoin could be due for a reckoning. It didn't bother bitcoin: Prices rallied, and holders are holding on
Bridgewater’s Dalio Sees Governments Banning Bitcoin Should It Become ‘Material’
11.11.2020
The founder of the world's largest hedge fund said he sees three main problems with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Veteran Investor Bill Miller Says Every Major Investment Bank Will Own Bitcoin or Something Like It
7.11.2020
Following bitcoin purchases by MicroStrategy and Square, Miller said every major investment bank and high net worth firm will eventually have exposure to bitcoin or commodities like gold
Genesis Doubles Crypto Loan Issuance for the Third Quarter to $5.2 Billion
1.11.2020
Crypto lender Genesis provided $5.2 billion in new loans in the third quarter of 2020, more than double its previous record of $2.2 billion in the preceding quarter. Issued to corporate borrowers such as hedge funds and trading firms, the loans are mainly denominated in bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH)...
Fidelity Investments’ Digital Asset Custody Services Arm Expands to Asia
30.10.2020
Fidelity Digital Asset Services has revealed the company is expanding into Asia and plans to help high-net-worth investors and family offices in the region with custodial crypto products. Fidelity is working with the Singaporean startup Stack Funds, a fully-insured custody operation servicing...
Hedge Funds Failures, Bankruptcies and Pandemic Fatigue
26.10.2020
As cases rise and the U.S. settles in for a fresh wave of COVID-19, the economic fallout from round one is still being felt, from hedge funds to bankruptcies and beyond
Institutions Long and Hedge Funds Short: Bitcoin Options Traders Prep for ‘Big Moves’ Ahead
20.10.2020
Trends in bitcoin options markets are making it difficult for financial analysts to pinpoint BTC’s next move. Data from CME’s recently published trader report shows that institutional investors are capturing a larger number of bitcoin long contracts, while hedge funds are showing...
Institutional Bitcoin longs at record-high, hedge funds short — CME data
19.10.2020
CME data shows Institutions are long Bitcoin while hedge funds are aggressively shorting BTC
Numerai Hedge Fund Offers $50M in NMR Tokens for Fresh Stock Market ‘Signals’
12.10.2020
Numerai said its new signals monetization system will take any data set, from any source
Crypto hedge funds and mining regulations: Bad crypto news of the week
26.9.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
Ex-Pantera Partner’s New Crypto Fund Is ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’
24.9.2020
Paul Brodsky is helming a new crypto investment firm called PostModern Partners that bets on volatile digital assets, not bitcoin