Jan van Eck stands out at the Bitcoin 2022 conference – surrounded by throngs of uber-bullish bitcoin faithful in Miami, the chief executive of the VanEck fund firm strikes a more cautious tone. “This whole separate ecosystem is developing,” he says of crypto in an interview with Financial News on...
Crypto lender Celsius plans to offer bitcoin as a “wrapped asset” in a bid to attract professional investors on Wall Street. Wrapped crypto tokens are cryptocurrencies pegged to the value of another crypto, or an asset such as stocks or commodities. Celsius says that the wrapping process allows an asset from one blockchain to...
Every investor wants to know which way the regulatory wind will blow. As watchdogs tighten their grip on digital assets, new opportunities might actually be emerging. Some funds are looking at early-stage crypto startups that could see new regulations play into their hands. Many alternative funds build strategies around their...
