Funds

The fund will now seek to invest mainly in equity and equity-related securities of companies with exposure to Web3, blockchain and the digital asset-enabled internet.

By Aoyon Ashraf

Mar 2, 2023 at 4:26 p.m. UTC

Mar 2, 2023

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill, September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Committee met to hold an oversight hearing on the SEC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

SEC to Make It Harder for Hedge Funds to Work With Crypto Firms: Bloomberg

The rule change would make it harder for crypto firms to become "qualified custodians," according to the report.

By Parikshit Mishra

Feb 14, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2023

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Hong Kong Regulator Wants to Beef Up Its Staff Covering Virtual Assets

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) wants to expand its team to deal with licensing applications for the incoming VASP regime.

By Lavender Au

Feb 6, 2023 at 3:17 p.m. UTC

Feb 6, 2023

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Pantera Capital CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)

Crypto-Focused VC Firm Pantera’s Liquid Token Fund Lost 80% in 2022

The fund took a 23% hit in November in the aftermath of FTX's collapse.

By Brandy Betz

Jan 30, 2023 at 5:50 p.m. UTC

Jan 30, 2023

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Binance Mixed Crypto Exchange's Customer Funds With B-Token Collateral By Mistake: Bloomberg

Binance the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume mistakenly kept collateral for some of the crypto assets it issues in the same wallet as funds belonging to its customers Bloomberg reported Tuesday citing an unidentified Binance spokesperson The Hash panel discusses the details of the report and what it means for Binance as crypto [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

Jan 24, 2023 at 6:04 p.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2023

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Finance

Genesis

Fairfax County, Virginia, Pension Funds Exposed to Genesis Bankruptcy

Two pension funds from the county invested $35 million in a VanEck fund listed as a Genesis creditor.

By Brandy Betz

Jan 20, 2023 at 4:26 p.m. UTC

Jan 20, 2023

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Policy

Brazil

Brazil’s Securities Regulator Allows Investment Funds to Invest in Crypto

Assets will have to comply with current regulations approved this week by the country’s outgoing president, Jair Bolsonaro.

By Rodrigo Tolotti

Dec 23, 2022 at 8:32 p.m. UTC

Dec 23, 2022

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Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Markets

Gbtc

Grayscale, in the Spotlight as GBTC Discount Widens, Says DeFi Fund Now Trading

The debut of the DEFG fund in over-the-counter markets comes as Grayscale’s largest fund, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), is trading at a record discount and at the center of crypto-market speculation.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Dec 9, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 9, 2022

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