Institutional Investment

Israel "Izzy" Englander, chairman and chief executive officer of Millennium Management (left) and Steven A. Cohen, chairman and chief executive officer of Point72
Hedge Fund Giants Millennium, Matrix and Point72 Standing Up DeFi Funds: Sources
DeFi is booming and institutions are edging towards it, trying to figure out how to get a slice of the alpha.
Israel "Izzy" Englander, chairman and chief executive officer of Millennium Management (left) and Steven A. Cohen, chairman and chief executive officer of Point72

The New York Stock Exchange
Cowen to Offer Crypto Custody Services Through $25M Stake in PolySign
This comes as part of a PolySign's $53 million Series B funding round that Cowen led.
The New York Stock Exchange

Berlin, Germany
Proposed Legislation in Germany Could Allow $425B to Flow Into Crypto: Report
Under the legislation, wealth managers known as Spezialfonds would be able to invest up to 20% in digital assets.
Berlin, Germany

Paul Tudor Jones (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Robin Hood)
Coinbase and Bakkt Are Behind Paul Tudor Jones' Bitcoin Bets, SEC Documents Show
The macro king’s $44 billion hedge fund has quietly brokered crypto custody ties with some of the industry’s biggest names.
Paul Tudor Jones (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Robin Hood)

Fireblocks: Biggest Challenge for Institutions Getting into Crypto Is Not Knowing Which Questions to Ask
Fireblocks: Biggest Challenge for Institutions Getting Into Crypto Is Not Knowing Which Questions to Ask
Fireblocks provides the transfer of digital assets for lenders, a key entry point into cryptocurrency for big banks like BNY Mellon. Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov joins “Firs...
Fireblocks: Biggest Challenge for Institutions Getting into Crypto Is Not Knowing Which Questions to Ask

Geneva, Switzerland
Staking as an Asset Class? This Swiss Institutional Fund Is Jumping In
Persistence is helping institutions find yield with its white-labeled staking service.
Geneva, Switzerland

Fidelity Digital Assets: 'Just at the Tip of the Iceberg' for Institutional Investment
Fidelity Digital Assets: ‘Just at the Tip of the Iceberg’ for Institutional Investment
Is institutional investment slowing or just getting started? Ria Bhutoria, research director at Fidelity Digital Assets, shares her insights on the crypto market. “We still th...
Fidelity Digital Assets: 'Just at the Tip of the Iceberg' for Institutional Investment

OSL booth
BC Group, VSAL Join Forces to Serve Institutional Bitcoin Market in Asia
The collaboration is further evidence of an institutional crypto charge happening in innovation-friendly trading hubs like Hong Kong.
OSL booth

Bank of England Chief Andrew Bailey
Blockchain Bites: Universities Are Gaining Bitcoin Exposure as Institutional ETH Appetite Grows
Meanwhile, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said crypto qua crypto fails as currency qua currency, though dissidents like Alexey Navalny might disagree.
Bank of England Chief Andrew Bailey

Yale University
Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year: Sources
University endowments that backed blockchain VCs in 2018 have started buying crypto directly from Coinbase.
Yale University