Morgan Creek

Morgan Creek Founder Predicts $250K Bitcoin Within Five Years

Mark Yusko sees exponential growth in bitcoin through network adoption.

Markets  ·  10 May 2021

Bitcoin Exchange Backed by Pomp, Song and Woo Removes Trading Fees to Contend With Coinbase, Gemini

Upstart crypto exchange LVL wants to take on U.S. giants by removing trading fees. The move comes as bitcoin touches new all-time highs.

Business  ·  1 December 2020
Bitcoin

Morgan Creek CEO Says Bitcoin Doing ‘Extremely Well’ Due to Fed Reserve’s Dollar Devaluation

CEO Mark Yusko said that "zombie companies" have left the Fed no choice but to devalue the dollar, prompting investors to turn to bitcoin and gold.

Markets  ·  20 November 2020
Banking

Pension Funds Double Crypto Asset Exposure in Morgan Creek’s Fund to 1%

The two Fairfax County, Virginia, pension funds invested only 0.5 percent in crypto and blockchain last year.

Business  ·  8 November 2019
Investments

Pension Funds Put $50 Million Into Morgan Creek’s New Blockchain Fund

Morgan Creek Digital raised the first $50 million for its second venture capital fund from the same two large institutional investors in its first.

Business  ·  22 October 2019
Funding Rounds

Morgan Creek Joins $65 Million Series B for Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm

Blockchain-based home equity loan startup Figure Technologies has raised $65 million in a round backed by Morgan Creek.

Business  ·  28 February 2019
Investments

Fairfax County Invests Total of $21 Million in Blockchain VC Fund

Fairfax County Retirement Systems has released details about its investment in a blockchain fund, apparently to quell fears about it.

Business  ·  14 February 2019
Investments

Two Public Pensions Anchor Morgan Creek’s New $40 Million Venture Fund

In a potential first for the crypto investment sector, two U.S. public pension funds are dipping their toes in Morgan Creek's latest vehicle.

Business  ·  12 February 2019
Investment

Morgan Creek Digital Joins $3.1 Million Round for Tokenized Real-Estate Firm

Digital assets manager Morgan Creek Digital has backed a $3.1 million seed round for tokenized real-estate startup RealBlocks.

Markets  ·  25 January 2019
Funding Rounds

Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Backs $4 million Raise for Crypto-Lender BlockFi

BlockFi, a startup that offers U.S. dollar loans against crypto collateral, has raised $4 million from Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital and others.

Business  ·  12 December 2018
News

Morgan Creek Is Betting $1 Million That Crypto Can Beat the S&P

Morgan Creek Digital wants to echo Warren Buffett's famous bet by wagering $1 million that crypto will outperform the S&P 500 over 10 years.

Markets  ·  6 December 2018
News

Morgan Creek Digital, Bitwise Partner on New Digital Asset Index Fund

The firms are are teaming up to launch a new index fund aimed at institutional investors looking to enter the digital asset market

Business  ·  28 August 2018