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Anthony Scaramucci revealed that SkyBridge currently holds $700 million worth of cryptocurrency. 2914 Total views 86 Total shares Alternative investment firm SkyBridge capital hopes to expand its crypto offerings, filing for a crypto-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday and revealing plans for an Algorand fund at this week’s SALT conference in New York.Speaking to CNBC,…

This interview has been edited and condensed.The author of the "The Bitcoin Big Bang — How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World," Brian Kelly calls himself an optimist when it comes to the future of the cryptocurrencies. CNBC’s prominent commentator, who is also the founder and CEO of digital currency investment firm BKCM…

Fasset has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from regulators in Dubai, allowing it to perform broker-dealer services legally in the emirate. 208 Total views 2 Total shares Digital asset investment platform Fasset was granted an operational license on Nov. 29, according to a listing on the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested further comments regarding its decision on the listing and trading of a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to an official notice released September 20.The ETF under consideration is backed by investment firm VanEck and financial services company SolidX. Initially filed on June 6, the fund…

For much of 2020, it wasn’t exactly a hard year to be a cheerleader for cryptocurrency. Emerging from a brutal macro bear market, the space once again proved doubters wrong and attracted a new batch of converts as money-printing efforts across the globe turned savers and traders onto the power of hard currency. After a coronavirus-related…

Lawmakers in Thailand plan to reform cryptocurrency laws after voicing concerns that they have made the country uncompetitive.As local English-language news outlet Bangkok Post reported on Nov. 25, Thailand’s regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to reconsider its crypto policy in 2020. SEC must be “flexible” on cryptoThe reason, it says, lies in poor…

Onchain data from early March suggests Bitwise’s allocation into Maple Finance’s products topped $5 million. Bitwise Asset Management has made its first institutional decentralized finance (DeFi) allocation, depositing into Maple Finance’s overcollateralized Bitcoin loans, Maple told Cointelegraph on March 6.  Maple did not disclose the size of the investment but confirmed that Bitwise’s allocation is

The European Securities and Markets Authority warns crypto companies operating globally of the potential risks that may arise while seeking authorization under MiCA.