Institutional Investors and Whales

ForkLog 11 07.12.2020

Canadian firm 3iQ to launch IPO of Ethereum-based ETF

3iQ has received permission to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) of The Ether Fund shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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ForkLog 39 05.12.2020

MicroStrategy invests another $50 million in Bitcoin at just over $19,000 per coin

The analytics software provider MicroStrategy carried out its third bitcoin investment, according to CEO Michael Saylor.

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ForkLog 12 04.12.2020

Opinion: Institutions absorb bitcoin-whale selling as price edges toward $20,000

Grayscale Investments bought 7,188 BTC into its Bitcoin Trust in a single day. During November, 55,015 BTC were purchased, nearly twice the amount mined by miners in the period (27,881 BTC).

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ForkLog 7 03.12.2020

German private bank to launch cryptocurrency fund

An investment company created by the German private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG for digital assets and the fintech Kapilendo announced a joint launch of a cryptocurrency fund.

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ForkLog 8 02.12.2020

BitLicense creator-linked firm raises $150m across two new Bitcoin funds

The New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), an asset-management firm, raised $150 million across two bitcoin funds targeting institutional investors.

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ForkLog 8 29.11.2020

Wall Street giant bets $500m on Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

Guggenheim Partners, the investment firm managing more than $200 billion in assets, said it intends to allocate part of its portfolio to the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.

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ForkLog 22 28.11.2020

Institutional Roundup: Pantera Capital Reaps the Rewards of Its Bets as Coinbase Custody Bitcoin Assets Reach $20 Billion

The cryptocurrency industry is drawing an increasing number of institutional players. This is reflected in new investments in infrastructure and the growing attention they pay to bitcoin as an asset class. The most important developments of the past weeks are in ForkLog's roundup.

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ForkLog 7 27.11.2020

Opinion: Bitcoin Whales Prepare for Another Dump

Major holders of the first cryptocurrency are actively moving coins from wallets to exchanges. According to CryptoQuant's head of analytics Ki Young Ju, this signals a new wave of Bitcoin selling in the near term.

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ForkLog 10 26.11.2020

Glassnode: Bitcoin whale count hits all-time high

The number of large Bitcoin holders on addresses with more than 1,000 BTC has reached an all-time high.

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ForkLog 17 26.11.2020

Galaxy Digital Bitcoin funds attracted $58.7 million from institutions over the year

Led by Mike Novogratz, Galaxy Digital attracted $55.1 million in Galaxy Institutional Bitcoin Fund LP and $3.6 million in Galaxy Bitcoin Fund LP over the year since the funds' launch. The figures are contained in Form D filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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ForkLog 10 25.11.2020

VanEck gains Bitcoin ETN listing on Europe’s third-largest exchange

VanEck announced the addition of physically backed Bitcoin ETNs to the list of tradable instruments. Trading has begun on Xetra, the German exchange operated by Deutsche Börse.

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ForkLog 7 25.11.2020

MicroStrategy earned nine times as much from bitcoin investments as in 2019

The value of the cryptocurrency MicroStrategy bought this year rose from $425 million to $735.2 million. The main business last year brought in $34.35 million.

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