Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year: Sources

University endowments that backed blockchain VCs in 2018 have started buying crypto directly from Coinbase.

Ethereum-Based ConsenSys Quorum Partners With China’s BSN Blockchain

The first partnership for Quorum since leaving JPMorgan is a big one.

eToro Survey Finds Pensions and Endowments Are Finally Waking Up to Crypto

The exchange quizzed 25 institutional players about crypto investing, including a couple of pension funds.

Salesforce, Lime Execs Join Board of Polkadot-Inspired Cere Network

Cere’s new board members don’t want a “half-assed approach” to enterprise blockchain.

Lightspeed, Pantera Join $20M Raise for Crypto Market Maker Wintermute

The Series B will fund a push into Asia and the launch of a derivatives business.

Saddle Raises $4.3M for Slippage-Free DeFi Trading

Silicon Valley's Saddle is solving the stablecoin spread that currently dogs DeFi.

Huobi Global Connects to European Banking System via UK’s BCB Group

The crypto exchange is partnering with BCB Group to get instant GBP and euro settlement for its customers.

Goldman Sachs to Enter Crypto Market ‘Soon’ With Custody Play: Source

Goldman, JPMorgan and Citi are all said to be looking at crypto custody.

Fireblocks Rolls Out Staking Rewards for Eth 2.0, Polkadot and Tezos

The institution-focused crypto custodian is bringing staking services to its 165-plus customers.