Institutional Investors and Whales

ForkLog 15 27.05.2021

Billionaire Carl Icahn signals readiness to invest more than $1 billion in cryptocurrencies

The founder of Icahn Enterprises, Carl Icahn, told Bloomberg in an interview about planned 'large-scale' investments in cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 13 25.05.2021

Coinbase updates Coinbase Prime to attract institutional investors

Nasdaq-listed bitcoin exchange Coinbase has unveiled a beta version of its broker platform for institutional investors, Coinbase Prime, with expanded functionality. The announcement is in the company's blog.

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ForkLog 98 25.05.2021

MicroStrategy CFO says bitcoin investments are a duty for tech firms

Technology companies should add the first cryptocurrency as a reserve asset — it is their direct obligation. This view was voiced by MicroStrategy's Chief Financial Officer Phong Le, writes CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 17 24.05.2021

Developer says crypto exchange is the likely holder of 36 billion DOGE

The whale holding more than 36 billion DOGE on its address is likely a cryptocurrency exchange.

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ForkLog 18 24.05.2021

PwC finds crypto funds showing growing interest in the DeFi sector

The assets under management (AUM) of crypto hedge funds rose in 2020 from $2 billion to $3.8 billion, and DeFi protocol tokens were widely distributed across portfolios. This is according to a PwC report.

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ForkLog 36 24.05.2021

Blockstream acquires Adamant Capital, Tuur Demeester’s bitcoin fund

Blockstream, the infrastructure company, announced the acquisition of Adamant Capital, the cryptocurrency fund founded by bitcoin maximalist Tuur Demeester.

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ForkLog 26 24.05.2021

Opinion: Whales bought nearly 122,600 BTC amid market downturn

During the May 19 market drop, holders of Bitcoin addresses with balances between 10,000 and 100,000 BTC increased their holdings by 122,588 BTC. Anthony Pompliano, co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital, arrived at this conclusion based on Glassnode data.

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ForkLog 5 20.05.2021

Opinion: Whales Used the Correction to Buy Bitcoin

Hedge funds and asset managers were the main buyers of bitcoin during its slide to $30,000.

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ForkLog 14 20.05.2021

Forbes estimates crypto-billionaire losses from market plunge

Against the backdrop of the crypto market crash, crypto billionaires lost a total of $15.5 billion, Forbes calculated. The publication assessed the losses of major players in the sector over the past nine days.

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ForkLog 11 19.05.2021

CoinShares reports a record outflow from Bitcoin funds

Ahead of Bitcoin's correction, withdrawals from Bitcoin-based investment products from May 7 to May 14 totaled a record $98 million. Data from the digital-asset management firm CoinShares.

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ForkLog 18 18.05.2021

London-based Copper raises $50m in Series B funding

London-based custody service Copper raised $50 million in a Series B round. It was led by Target Global and Dawn Capital.

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ForkLog 16 18.05.2021

Coinbase to raise $1.25 billion as stock slides

The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin exchange Coinbase announced a private placement of convertible notes worth $1.25 billion with a maturity in 2026.

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