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Franklin Templeton Taps Wallet Service Provider to Support Tokenized Shares

Franklin Templeton Investments, the global investment firm looking to track shares of a money market fund on the Stellar blockchain, has tapped wallet service provider Curv to help safeguard its shares.

The Curv team, with CEO Itay Malinger at center right.

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What It's Like Being CIO of a Crypto Fund

Jeff Dorman of Arca Funds shares his experience of what it’s like being a CIO of a cryptocurrency fund.

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Asset Manager Stone Ridge Files SEC Prospectus for Bitcoin Futures Fund

The firm's SEC prospectus details a cash-settled bitcoin futures fund offering 100,000 shares at $10 apiece.

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UK Fund That Aims to Capitalize on Crypto Volatility Raises $50 Million

U.K.-licensed Nickel Asset Management says it has raised $50 million for a fund aimed to make profits off the volatility of cryptocurrencies.

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Ex-R3 Exec's New Mission: Run $100 Trillion Fund Trade on Private Blockchains

Former R3 executive Brian McNulty has launched a blockchain startup aiming to streamline fund management.

Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.

Markets

Billionaire Investor Henry Kravis Makes First Crypto Investment

Billionaire businessman Henry Kravis has reportedly made an investment in a crypto fund started by an ex-employee.

Henry Kravis via Wikimedia

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Crypto Funds, Lending and Market Manipulation

The growing practice of asset lending by crypto hedge funds could add systemic risk to the sector if we are not vigilant, argues Noelle Acheson.

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Bitfury, Swiss Investment Firm Launch Regulated Bitcoin Mining Fund

Bitfury and Swiss investment firm Final Frontier have launched a bitcoin mining fund after it was authorized by an EU regulator.

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Pennsylvania's State-Backed VC Firm Is Tokenizing an Investment Fund

Ben Franklin Technology Partners, a Pennsylvania-funded VC provider, is tokenizing shares in one of its funds.

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New $50 Million Fund Makes First Investment in Blockchain ID Startup

A new $50 million VC fund set up by Nasdaq-listed company Okta has invested in its first startup, blockchain identity project Trusted Key.

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