#Institutional Investment News

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Scores Reporting Company License from SEC

January 22, 2020 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Regulation

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has obtained approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to become a reporting company, thus registering the company’s shares with the Commission. World’s Largest Crypto Asset Manager Now SEC Reporting Coy Grayscale Investments, the parent company of GBTC announced the news of the SEC...

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CZ: An Increasing Number of Institutional Investors are Willing to Hold Cryptocurrencies

November 18, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin

Binance cryptocurrency exchange CEO, Changpeng Zhao – commonly known as “CZ” in the cryptospace – believes that a large number of institutional investors are willing to enter the digital currency industry despite the regulatory uncertainty surrounding it. Zhao made this statement in an interview with Bloomberg last week. Investors, Regulators,...

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BlockFi Launches Platform to Expose Institutional Investors to Cryptocurrency

October 19, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

BlockFi, a cryptocurrency lending startup, has launched BlockFi Institutional Services, a platform designed to give institutional investors such as market-makers, hedge funds, exchanges and family offices exposure to financing solutions for digital assets, according to a BitcoinMagazine report on October 17, 2019. Exposure Per the report, BlockFi intends to launch...

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Bull Run 2.0: This Time It’s Different

June 25, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin, News

Current price action is eerily similar to that of 2017, leading most people to believe that a similar boom and bust cycle is underway. In a news digest, Micky has highlighted key factors that set the coming market cycle apart from the last one, June 25, 2019. Dynamic of Fundamentals The...

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Bitcoin on Course for Highest Monthly Gain Since November 2013

May 31, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) could close trading in May 2019 more than 70 percent up from the start of the month, surpassing its second-best ever monthly performance. Meanwhile, the top-ranked cryptocurrency continues to enjoy improved technical and market fundamentals with experts calling another bull run to a new all-time high (ATH) in...

Bitcoin Bull Market: Institutional BTC Premium Reaches 37 Percent on Grayscale

May 29, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Bitcoin, Investment

Institutional appetite for bitcoin (BTC) appears to be growing as BTC trading on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) clears $11,600. This 37 percent premium comes as spot trading on the asset holds above $8,500 with several analysts predicting a new all-time high (ATH) for BTC before the end of 2019....

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Crypto Derivatives Witness Large Institutional Turnout

May 22, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Investment, News

Bitcoin derivatives are shattering all-time highs for volume and number of open contracts across various platforms. CME, BitMex, and Deribit all smashed their previous month on month volume highs in May 2019 - and the month isn't even over yet. The volatility and slow developing efficiency are slowly introducing previously...

Bakkt Confirms Launch of Futures on September 23

Bakkt Launch Set for July, Testing to Start Soon

May 14, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Adoption, Bitcoin, Finance, Investment, News

The much-awaited launch of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) backed Bakkt has been confirmed by the company for July 2019. In an announcement on 13 May 2019, Bakkt revealed they will be starting user acceptance tests soon and aim to bring a new level of efficiency to the crypto market. It's...

Circle to Raise $250 Million Through Debt and Equity

March 4, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

In a bid to combat falling trade volumes and the bear market that has claimed several of its peers, Circle is reportedly trying to raise $250 million in funding according to a March 2, 2018 report from The Information. Debt and Equity While we are a few months into the...

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ThunderCore Bags $50 Million From Pantera, Huobi Capital and Others

March 1, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain, Business, Investment, News

ThunderCore, a startup that provides scalable blockchain solutions, has raised $50 million from Pantera, and Huobi Capital among others to make its offering faster, cheaper, and more efficient, reports Venture Beat, February 27, 2019. High Interest in Enterprise Level Blockchain Solutions Demand for enterprise-level blockchain-based solutions has witnessed a steep...

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