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Finance

Ruffer Investment Used Coinbase to Execute $745M Bitcoin Buy

Coinbase and One River Digital worked in tandem to execute U.K mega-manager Ruffer Investment's $745 million bitcoin purchase in November.

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Markets

SBI Financial Acquires Institutional Crypto Desk B2C2

SBI Financial Services has acquired cryptocurrency trading platform B2C2, according to a report.

B2C2 founder Max Boonen

Finance

Grayscale Sees a New Group of Ethereum-First Investors

"We are seeing a new group of investors who are Ethereum-first and in some cases Ethereum-only," Michael Sonnenshein told Bloomberg.

Ethereum 2.0's Beacon Chain went live in December.

Markets

Institutional Bitcoin Shop NYDIG Raises $150M for Twin Crypto Funds

New York Digital Investments Group raised $150 million for two new funds to invest in cryptocurrencies, according to SEC filings.

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Markets

Why a $631B Asset Manager Just Changed Its Mind on Bitcoin

In a research note intended for clients, investing giant AllianceBernstein says it changed its mind on bitcoin’s role in asset allocation.

Breakdown 12.1 $631B Asset Manager AllianceBernstein Bitcoin

Markets

Bitcoin at $318,000 Next December? One Citibank Exec Says It’s Possible

Breaking down a recent report that has Bitcoin Twitter salivating and skeptical at the same time.

Breakdown 11.16 $318K BTC

Finance

Bequant Adds Services to Its Crypto Prime Brokerage Offering

Bequant added separately managed accounts, derivatives trading and instant fund transfers in a bid to compete with rival prime brokers.

Bequant CEO George Zarya

Finance

London Stock Exchange Parent Assigns Financial 'Bar Codes' to 169 Cryptos

The addition of bitcoin and its ilk to LSEG's database, in response to customer demand, is a sign that institutions are slowly embracing the asset class.

LSEG expands to include digital assets in its SEDOL Masterfile securities database. (spatuletail/Shutterstock)

Finance

New York-Based Asset Manager Closes $190M Round for Bitcoin Institutional Fund

This is NYDIG's second raise for a bitcoin fund this year.

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