Asset Management Firm Bitwise Launches Two New Funds In Slumping Crypto Markets

Even as retail investors flee a crashing cryptocurrency market, institutional investors are loosening their purse strings. Last month, digital asset manager Grayscale reported record institutional capital inflows into the firm. This month, San Francisco-based asset management firm Bitwise is announcing the addition of two new index funds to service increased demand for cryptocurrencies from institutional… Read More Asset Management Firm Bitwise Launches Two New Funds In Slumping Crypto Markets

Fidelity Announces Cryptocurrency Offerings For Clients

The big boys are coming to play in cryptocurrencies. Asset management giant Fidelity Investments yesterday announced its entry into the cryptocurrency ecosystem with Fidelity Digital Assets – a new service aimed at institutional investors. The new business will provide three offerings to customers – custody solutions for coins, cryptocurrency trade execution through matching of counterparties,… Read More Fidelity Announces Cryptocurrency Offerings For Clients

Three Benefits Of ICE’s Entry Into Crypto Trading

Big names have been missing from the cryptocurrencies even as the industry has gained rapid mainstream traction. The bitcoin ecosystem is littered with names that are mostly unknown and new. That wouldn’t be such a problem if its credibility had not been further eroded by scandals and hacks. Entire cryptocurrency exchanges have closed operations due… Read More Three Benefits Of ICE’s Entry Into Crypto Trading

Ethereum Derivatives Might Bring Institutional Investors To The Cryptocurrency

Ethereum’s ether might be next in line to attract funding from institutional investors after bitcoin. Consensys, a firm started by Joseph Lubin, ethereum cofounder, to implement smart contracts, is partnering with TrueDigital, an affiliate of New York-based TrueEx, to develop a benchmark rate for ether and “the infrastructure needed for the broad adoption of digital… Read More Ethereum Derivatives Might Bring Institutional Investors To The Cryptocurrency