SkyBridge’s bitcoin investment has already climbed to more than $300 million, mostly due to price appreciation in the past couple of months.
How BitGo Is Getting Into the Events Business
BitGo has added cap intro services, a kind of marketing activity carried out among hedge fund investors, to its crypto brokerage offering.
Scaramucci’s $9.2B SkyBridge ‘May Seek Exposure to Digital Assets’
SkyBridge Capital is giving itself an opening to indirectly invest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Crypto Long & Short: What We’re Getting Wrong About Druckenmiller and Bitcoin
Stanley Druckenmiller’s comments about bitcoin were blown out of proportion. They were positive for crypto, but not for the reasons most believe.
Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio’s Diss
Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio says bitcoin could be due for a reckoning. It didn’t bother bitcoin: Prices rallied, and holders are holding on.
Bridgewater’s Dalio Sees Governments Banning Bitcoin Should It Become ‘Material’
The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund said he sees three main problems with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Veteran Investor Bill Miller Says Every Major Investment Bank Will Own Bitcoin or Something Like It
Following bitcoin purchases by MicroStrategy and Square, Miller said every major investment bank and high net worth firm will eventually have exposure to bitcoin or commodities like gold.
Hedge Funds Failures, Bankruptcies and Pandemic Fatigue
As cases rise and the U.S. settles in for a fresh wave of COVID-19, the economic fallout from round one is still being felt, from hedge funds to bankruptcies and beyond.
Numerai Hedge Fund Offers $50M in NMR Tokens for Fresh Stock Market ‘Signals’
Numerai said its new signals monetization system will take any data set, from any source.
First Mover: Bitcoins Hit Exchanges as Bloomberg Touts Crypto and DeFi Hedge Fund Seeks $50M
Bloomberg hails crypto as top 2020 asset, bitcoin hits exchanges, options traders see calm around U.S. elections, hedge fund seeks $50M for DeFi.
Crypto Hedge Fund Looks for $50M to Buy DeFi Tokens Amid Market Pullback
Panxora, a cryptocurrency hedge fund manager, seeks $50 million to buy digital tokens associated with decentralized finance, known as DeFi.
Crypto Long & Short: The Surprisingly Sunny Outlook for Crypto Hedge Funds
Bitcoin returns are beating crypto hedge funds, but other recent developments point to more favorable tailwinds for those funds in the long term.
DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Maxed Out by Yield-Farming Boom
Nexus Mutual is seeing a surge in demand. “Our product has honestly seen massive interest since yield farming kicked off,” said founder Hugh Karp.
Brazilian Hedge Fund Still Down 56%, Despite 16 Months of Crypto Gains
BLP Asset Management’s returns are a reminder that cryptocurrency funds that took a hit in 2018 when prices of digital currencies crashed have a harder time getting back to sea level than those buoyed by 2017’s cresting market gains.
Defying Corona Crash, BlockTower Crypto Fund Stretches 30% Total Return to 73%
When coronavirus shutdowns roiled financial markets, BlockTower Capital more than doubled its cryptocurrency hedge fund’s previously so-so returns.
Pantera Capital’s Crypto Hedge Funds Are Losing Double Digits, But Its Bitcoin Fund Is Up 10,000% to Date
Internal documents show that Pantera Capital’s bitcoin fund is vastly outperforming its more exotic crypto-asset fund counterparts.
Bequant Launches Crypto Prime Brokerage to Compete for Institutional Money
London-based Bequant becomes one of only a few companies in crypto to offer a full range of prime brokerage services for hedge funds.
The Great Monetary Inflation: Paul Tudor Jones’ Complete Case for Bitcoin
The story behind the soundbite: why one of the world’s most famous investors is betting on bitcoin as a hedge against a new inflation era.
Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin Markets Are Growing Up. Bitcoin Mining Is, Too
There is a notable shift in the style and profile of bitcoin miners, towards more sophisticated structures and financial engineering.
Hedge Fund Pioneer Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Monetary Inflation
Paul Tudor Jones, a pioneer of the modern hedge fund industry, is reportedly betting on bitcoin’s price as an inflation hedge. Exactly how is unclear.