Morgan Creek

Crypto Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Backed by Pomp, Song and Woo Removes Trading Fees to Contend With Coinbase, Gemini

Ian AllisonDec 1, 2020

Upstart crypto exchange LVL wants to take on U.S. giants by removing trading fees. The move comes as bitcoin touches new all-time highs.

Investment

Morgan Creek CEO Says Bitcoin Doing ‘Extremely Well’ Due to Fed Reserve’s Dollar Devaluation

Sebastian SinclairNov 20, 2020

CEO Mark Yusko said that "zombie companies" have left the Fed no choice but to devalue the dollar, prompting investors to turn to bitcoin and gold.

Bitcoin

Morgan Creek Founder Predicts $250K Bitcoin Within Five Years

Jamie CrawleyMay 10, 2021

Mark Yusko sees exponential growth in bitcoin through network adoption.

Investment

Pension Funds Double Crypto Asset Exposure in Morgan Creek’s Fund to 1%

Nate DiCamilloNov 8, 2019

The two Fairfax County, Virginia, pension funds invested only 0.5 percent in crypto and blockchain last year.

Venture Capital

Pension Funds Put $50 Million Into Morgan Creek’s New Blockchain Fund

Nate DiCamilloOct 22, 2019

Morgan Creek Digital raised the first $50 million for its second venture capital fund from the same two large institutional investors in its first.

Morgan Creek

Venture Capital

Morgan Creek Joins $65 Million Series B for Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm

Yogita Khatri

Blockchain-based home equity loan startup Figure Technologies has raised $65 million in a round backed by Morgan Creek.

Venture Capital

Fairfax County Invests Total of $21 Million in Blockchain VC Fund

Marc Hochstein

Fairfax County Retirement Systems has released details about its investment in a blockchain fund, apparently to quell fears about it.

Venture Capital

Two Public Pensions Anchor Morgan Creek’s New $40 Million Venture Fund

Brady Dale

In a potential first for the crypto investment sector, two U.S. public pension funds are dipping their toes in Morgan Creek's latest vehicle.

Investment

Morgan Creek Digital Joins $3.1 Million Round for Tokenized Real-Estate Firm

Yogita Khatri

Digital assets manager Morgan Creek Digital has backed a $3.1 million seed round for tokenized real-estate startup RealBlocks.

Investment

Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Backs $4 million Raise for Crypto-Lender BlockFi

Yogita Khatri

BlockFi, a startup that offers U.S. dollar loans against crypto collateral, has raised $4 million from Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital and others.

News

Morgan Creek Is Betting $1 Million That Crypto Can Beat the S&P

Nikhilesh De

Morgan Creek Digital wants to echo Warren Buffett's famous bet by wagering $1 million that crypto will outperform the S&P 500 over 10 years.

News

Morgan Creek Digital, Bitwise Partner on New Digital Asset Index Fund

Nikhilesh De

The firms are are teaming up to launch a new index fund aimed at institutional investors looking to enter the digital asset market