By 2025, cryptocurrency ETFs will form 5 per cent of hedge fund and pension fund portfolios, predicts blockchain expert Fiorenzo Manganiello, co-founder and managing partner of LIAN Group.
Bequant has announced that it has launched a new capital introduction platform designed specifically for crypto hedge funds and allocators (such as Fund of Funds, Family Offices and HNWIs).
Worries over asset custody are the biggest deterrent for institutional investors and wealth managers sceptical about the crypto and digital assets sector, according to new global research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel).
Figment Europe, a provider of institutional staking infrastructure, writes that it is solidifying its presence in the heart of Europe’s thriving blockchain innovation hub with a focus on delivering staking services for Swiss institutions.
Komainu, a regulated digital asset custody service provider, has announced that it has received approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to register as a custodian wallet provider under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information of the Payer) regulations 2017.
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global body for exchanges and central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs)s, has set out six principles to promote sound marketplaces in crypto-trading in a new report, entitled “Promoting Sound Marketplaces – DeFi/CeFi, Crypto Platforms & Exchanges” .
Digital asset manager CoinShares International Limited has announced the launch of its hedge fund division, CoinShares Hedge Fund Solutions.
Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary, Laser Digital, has announced the launch of its Bitcoin Adoption Fund. The firm writes that the fund, which provides a seamless way for institutional investors to access the digital asset class, will be the first in a range of digital adoption investment solutions that Laser Digital Asset Management will bring to the market.
21.co today announced the launch of 21.co Wrapped Tokens, writing that the company’s first wrapped tokens feature a mix of underlyings from the top crypto assets by market capitalisation, across multiple blockchain networks.
The World Federation of Exchanges (The WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and central counterparties, has published the first of a two-part research project which analyses exchange engagement with crypto market developments.
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