The Born Ready venture studio will invest in early stage Web3 and metaverse projects.
Why approving a Bitcoin ETF might unleash $18 billion in sell-pressure
Grayscale GBTC Trust conversion to an ETF will unlock a potential sale of up to $18 billion in Bitcoin.
BlackRock Executive: Knowing Who Counterparties Are Is Key to Engaging Institutions in DeFi
BlackRock’s views on KYC will likely carry weight in the ongoing struggle for regulation on the industry, given its ETF application.
Avantgarde, Agio Digital Unveil Institutional Onchain Funds Platform
The platform will allow for users to set up fully regulated on-chain funds.
StepStone VC Raises $97M for Two Blockchain Funds
SEC filings show pooled investment figures for the two private equity funds.
Venture Capital Firm Tribe Capital Targets $100M for Latest Crypto Fund: Sources
Tribe plans to make early-stage investments of $500,000-$3 million in layer 1 and 2 ecosystems, DeFi projects and infrastructure plays to bring real-world assets on chain.
Dispersion Capital Opens $40M Fund for Web3 Infrastructure
The fund was founded by Patrick Chang, an active angel investor in the crypto industry.
Franklin Templeton to List Blockchain Fund Targeting Institutional Investors
The Blockchain Fund II is a private equity fund and will carry a minimum investment sum of $100,000.
New Crypto VC Firm Credibly Neutral Raises $5.5M
The developer-led firm received funds from the founders of the Polygon and Solana blockchains, among others.
NFT Investor Animoca Brands Cuts Target for Metaverse Fund to $800M: Reuters
When Animoca initially unveiled its plans for the fund last November, its target was $2 billion. This was then cut in half to $1 billion in January.
Seed Club Ventures Emerges With $25M to Back DAOs
The investor collective, also organized as a DAO, includes noted crypto firms Multicoin Capital, Delphi Digital and Dragonfly.
21Shares Closes 6 Crypto Exchange-Traded Products
The provider of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), however, told CoinDesk it had its second-strongest January on record overall.
Cathie Wood’s Ark Raises $16.3M for New Private Crypto Fund
SEC filings show fundraises for two versions of the ARK Crypto Revolutions fund.
Pension Fund-Backed Parataxis Capital Shakes Off Crypto Winter With New Fund
The fund employs a long/short relative value trading strategy, and will launch with $25 million to $50 million in capital.
Alpha Sigma, Transform Ventures Partner on New $100M Crypto-Focused Funds
The firms are creating a new holding company called Alpha Transform Holdings, Inc.
Investment Firm Ninepoint Proposes Switching Bitcoin ETF Strategy After Falling 45% in a Year
The fund will now seek to invest mainly in equity and equity-related securities of companies with exposure to Web3, blockchain and digital asset-enabled internet.
SEC to Make it Harder for Hedge Funds to Work With Crypto Firms: Bloomberg
The rule change would make it harder for crypto firms to become “qualified custodians,” according to the report.
UK’s FCA hints at why its given only 15% of crypto firms the regulatory nod
The UK financial watchdog has received 300 crypto firm registration applications but has approved only 41 applicants.
Bankruptcy judge orders $44M in crypto to be returned to Celsius customers
The funds are made up crypto held within custody accounts on Celsius that had not been transferred from earn accounts.
Getting funds out of FTX could take years or even decades: Lawyers
The complexities that come with digital assets, cross-border insolvency and competing jurisdictions could add years to the timeline.