investment


Finance

New $50M Venture Fund Aims to Bridge East-West DeFi Investment Divide

Spartan Group's new fund has raised over $30 million in its first round, with a further $20 million expected to be raised in March or April.

Singapore

Marchés

Following GameStop, South Korea Financial Regulator Extends Ban on Short Sales

Caving to pressure from retail traders, South Korea's ban on short-selling has been extended through May.

The South Korean Financial Services Commission is extending a ban on short-selling after last week's GameStop share price pump.

Marchés

California Pension Fund Loaded Up on RIOT Shares During Bitcoin's Q4 Rally

The largest public pension in the U.S. bought more RIOT shares for the first time since 2017.

CalPERS headquarters in Sacramento.

Marchés

Grayscale Reopens Its Ethereum Trust to Investors

The ether trust had been closed in late December.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Consensus: Invest 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Digital Asset Manager Grayscale Eyes DeFi Space With New Trust Filings

Trusts for aave, cosmos and polkadot, as well as privacy coin monero and cardano, have been registered in Delaware.

Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein

Finance

Stellar Development Foundation Invests $5M in Crypto Payments Firm Wyre

A Wyre integration will introduce a variety of APIs that can be used by financial apps on the Stellar network.

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Marchés

Bank of Singapore Says Crypto Could Replace Gold as Store of Value

Cryptocurrencies need to overcome a number of hurdles first, though, according to a research note.

Singapore

Finance

Grayscale May Have Laid Groundwork for 5 More Potential Crypto Trusts

Trusts for chainlink, basic attention token, decentraland, livepeer and tezos were all recently registered in Delaware.

Wilmington, Delaware

Marchés

Grayscale Once More Accepting New Clients for Most Crypto Trusts

Grayscale's ether and XRP trusts are still closed to new investors.

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Marchés

Morgan Stanley Boosts Stake in Bitcoin-Laden MicroStrategy to 10.9%

Morgan Stanley now owns 792,627 shares in the company best known for using its treasury funds to load up on bitcoin.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor