BlockTower Capital Set to Deliver Crypto Alpha
As the market capitalization of bitcoin breaches $100 billion, and total cryptocurrency market cap near $200 billion, investors from Wall Street and Main Street are starting to take the new crypto asset class much…
New $100M blockchain asset fund SparkChain Capital prepares launch
SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and venture capital funds, has launched a new $100 million early-stage fund, SparkChain Capital, focused on innovations in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Joyce Kim, founder and former Executive Director…
XBT Provider’s Ethereum ETNs attract $10MM+ AUM in first week of trading
XBT Provider by CoinShares, the company which last week issued the first Ethereum ETN products with newly listed Ether Tracker One and Ether Tracker Euro announced they have crossed $10MM in assets under management…
Morningstar launches Japan’s first ever ratings services on cryptocurrencies and ICOs
Morningstar Japan K.K., a leading provider of independent investment research, announced the launch of ratings services on cryptocurrencies and ICO (Initial Coin Offering). Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital currency, and other cryptocurrencies are gaining…
XBT Provider adds ether (ETH) Exchange Traded Notes to join bitcoin ETNs
XBT Provider, the issuer of the world’s first bitcoin ETNs and which was recently acquired by CoinShares, announced today they have launched the first ether ETNs available for trading on Nasdaq Stockholm. The two…
ICONOMI welcomes newest digital asset managers including William Mougayar
ICONOMI, the blockchain-based digital asset management platform allowing anyone from beginners to experts to invest in and manage a portfolio of digital assets today announced that blockchain and investment luminaries William Mougayar, Arnold Sternberg,…
Proof-of-Asset Protocol BankEx adds Stanford and Maryland academics as advisors
BankEx, the decentralized Bank-as-a-service (BaaS) exchange, today announced that Michael Ostrovsky, Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Peter Cramton, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, have joined as…
SBI Holdings forms cryptocurrency alliance with New York asset manager CoVenture
SBI Holdings, Inc. (SBIH) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with CoVenture Holding Company (CV), a U.S. asset management company, for collaboration in various businesses related to cryptocurrency. CV is…
Bitcoin IRA adds Litecoin, Ethereum Classic, and Bitcoin Cash
Just a week passed after Los Angeles-based Bitcoin IRA announced that they were adding Ripple (XRP) to its digital asset options for its IRS-approved retirement investment accounts, that they further announced the additions of…
FinLab AG makes seven-figure investment in bitcoin/gold platform Vaultoro
Frankfurt-based fintech VC FinLab AG announced today a seven-figure investment deal into Vaultoro Limited, the London-based real-time trading platform for gold and bitcoin. Vaultoro enables anyone to trade into allocated gold instantly and secure…
Ripple (XRP) added to Bitcoin IRA’s retirement account service
Ripple announced today that XRP has become available to a wider customer base via Bitcoin IRA’s retirement accounts and Kingdom Trust’s custodial services. BitcoinIRA allows customers to buy and hold digital currencies using an…
A look at 4 startups “bringing” gold to blockchain
Gold has always been a stable asset winning the trust of people all over the world. Today when buying gold, whether through a website or investment service, investors have little to no control of…
Falcon Private Bank to now service Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash
Falcon Private Bank Ltd., a private Swiss-based banking boutique has announced that beginning on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017, Falcon will add Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash to its blockchain asset management services. Last month,…
ICONOMI announces Columbus Capital as its first blockchain asset manager
ICONOMI, the cryptocurrency and blockchain asset management platform has introduced London-based Columbus Capital LTD as its first partner to serve as dedicated Digital Asset Array (DAA) manager to maintain and grow funds comprised entirely…
GoldMint project to provide GOLD ownership for cryptocurrency investors
Yesterday on August 8th, 2017, the GoldMint project launched to provide gold ownership solutions for cryptocurrency investors. Physical gold is an age-old method of payment and wealth preservation. Owning gold, however, requires expensive security,…