Funds

Funds

Ex-R3 Exec’s New Mission: Run $100 Trillion Fund Trade on Private Blockchains

Former R3 executive Brian McNulty has launched a blockchain startup aiming to streamline fund management.

Business  ·  8 July 2019
Investments

Billionaire Investor Henry Kravis Makes First Crypto Investment

Billionaire businessman Henry Kravis has reportedly made an investment in a crypto fund started by an ex-employee.

Business  ·  28 June 2019
Lending

Crypto Funds, Lending and Market Manipulation

The growing practice of asset lending by crypto hedge funds could add systemic risk to the sector if we are not vigilant, argues Noelle Acheson.

Markets  ·  25 May 2019
Europe

Bitfury, Swiss Investment Firm Launch Regulated Bitcoin Mining Fund

Bitfury and Swiss investment firm Final Frontier have launched a bitcoin mining fund after it was authorized by an EU regulator.

Business  ·  24 April 2019
Tokenization

Pennsylvania’s State-Backed VC Firm Is Tokenizing an Investment Fund

Ben Franklin Technology Partners, a Pennsylvania-funded VC provider, is tokenizing shares in one of its funds.

Markets  ·  11 April 2019
Investments

New $50 Million Fund Makes First Investment in Blockchain ID Startup

A new $50 million VC fund set up by Nasdaq-listed company Okta has invested in its first startup, blockchain identity project Trusted Key.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 April 2019
Funds

Galaxy Digital Raising $250 Million to Offer Loans to Crypto Firms: Report

Michael Novogratz's crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital is raising $250 million to build a credit fund, according to Business Insider.

Business  ·  24 January 2019
Exchanges

Hong Kong’s Securities Watchdog to Regulate Crypto Funds

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission says it will bring crypto funds under its securities regulations to improve investor protection.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 November 2018
Europe

Crypto Fund Wins License From Swiss Markets Watchdog

Switzerland's financial markets regulator FINMA has issued an asset management license to a crypto investment fund.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 October 2018
Investments

Yale University Said to Invest in $400 Million Paradigm Crypto Fund

Has Yale University just plunged into the turbulent waters of the cryptocurrency space? A new Bloomberg report suggests it has.

Business  ·  5 October 2018
China

$1 Billion Blockchain Fund Founders Plan Japanese Yen Stablecoin

Founding partners of the $1 billion blockchain fund backed by a Chinese city government are planning to roll out a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin.

Markets  ·  18 September 2018
Ethereum

World Bank Bond Blockchain Offers Key Insights

Is it time to rethink private blockchains? The World Bank's "blockchain bond" success has reinvigorated that question.

Business  ·  3 September 2018
Investments

Pantera Capital Has Raised $71 Million So Far for Third Crypto Fund

Blockchain investment company Pantera Capital has launched a new crypto fund with over $71 million already committed.

Business  ·  16 August 2018
Japan

Messaging Giant LINE Launches $10 Million Token Venture Fund

LINE has announced another move into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of a $10 million token venture fund.

Business  ·  15 August 2018
China

$1 Billion Chinese Blockchain Fund Denies Report of Government Pull-Out

A major Chinese blockchain fund launched in April has denied a report that the local government will withdraw its financial support.

Business  ·  27 July 2018