Investment

Regulation

EU Regulators Warn Again on Crypto Investment Risks

The European Supervisory Authorities said some cryptocurrencies are "highly risky and speculative" in a new report.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 March 2021
DeFi

Syndicate, an ‘AngelList for DeFi,’ Raises $1M Seed Round Led by IDEO CoLab Ventures

Still in private beta, the project intends to create a social graph for investors, developers and founders for the creative economy.

Business  ·  17 March 2021
CoinFlash

Nearly $40B in US Stimulus Checks May Be Spent on Bitcoin and Stocks: Mizuho Survey

The survey by Mizuho Securities estimates that 10% of the $380 billion to be issued as checks could be used to invest.

Markets  ·  15 March 2021
Ethereum

Watch Out for These Risks Before Investing in Bitcoin or Ether

Twelve years after its creation, regulating bitcoin is still complicated in most countries. That's just one of the investment risks.

Markets  ·  12 March 2021
DeFi

BlockTower Capital Launches $25M Fund to Invest in DeFi Projects

The fund will facilitate investment in a wider range of longer term, more illiquid assets, Axios reported March 4.

News  ·  9 March 2021
Canada

FD7 Ventures Acquires Stake in Provider of Canada’s First Crypto Credit Card

Only 1,000 of the bitcoin credit cards will be issued in 2021, with shipping expected in June.

Business  ·  8 March 2021
MicroStrategy

MicroStrategy Keeps Stacking Sats With Additional $15M Bitcoin Buy

MicroStrategy has bought another 328 bitcoin, bringing its total to 90,859 BTC.

Business  ·  1 March 2021
Investment

Bitcoin ‘Too Volatile’ to Be Global Medium of Exchange, Says Berkshire’s Charlie Munger

The 97-year-old vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway said buying bitcoin is "the pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable."

Markets  ·  25 February 2021
CoinFlash

Coinbase Has Held Crypto Assets Like Bitcoin on Its Balance Sheet Since 2012

The disclosure comes as Coinbase is preparing for a public listing in the U.S.

Business  ·  25 February 2021
CoinFlash

Swedish Regulator Warns Consumers Over Crypto Investment Product Risks

The Financial Supervisory Authority said investment products such as bitcoin ETPs carry "significant" risk for consumers.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 February 2021
Cryptocurrency

Even Skeptics May Need to Consider Crypto Exposure: WSJ’s Heard on the Street

Cryptocurrency's viability as an investment may not be in its value as an asset but in the way the financial world is evolving because of it.

News  ·  19 February 2021
Gold

Bitcoin May Be a Better Investment Than Gold, Says DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach

Gundlach has previously said, "I don't believe in bitcoin."

Markets  ·  18 February 2021
Bitcoin

‘Long Tech’ Retakes Most-Crowded Trade Crown from Bitcoin: Bank of America Survey

Bitcoin had been most-crowded trade in January as prices rose to a $40,000 record.

Markets  ·  16 February 2021
CoinFlash

New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups

Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange.

Business  ·  11 February 2021
Hires

Former HSBC Exec and Blockchain Expert Diana Biggs Joins Valour as CEO

Biggs is an associate fellow at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, guest lecturing on blockchain technology and digital assets.

Business  ·  11 February 2021