Abra Launches Digital Assets Treasury Solutions Amid Rising Crypto Demand

Abra, a digital asset platform, has introduced Abra Treasury, providing customized digital asset treasury solutions. The service targets corporations, family offices, and non-profits. Abra Treasury, operated by Abra Capital Management LP, aims to offer an integrated suite of services including custody, trading, borrowing, and yield through separately managed accounts. Abra insists these solutions are tailored … Read more

39% of Family Offices Investing or Exploring Cryptocurrencies: BNY Mellon

The 2024 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Study reveals a divided perspective among family offices regarding cryptocurrency investments. Approximately 39% of the surveyed family offices are either actively investing in cryptocurrencies or considering them, highlighting a keen interest in this modern asset class. These offices are motivated by the desire to stay abreast of new investment … Read more

Blockchain.com Shutters Asset Management Subsidiary Amid Crypto Winter and Industry Turmoil

According to reports and a filing that shows its name struck off the U.K. companies’ register list, Blockchain.com is sunsetting its Blockchain.com Asset Management subsidiary. A company spokesperson cited deteriorating “macroeconomic conditions” and the “crypto winter” as some of the reasons for halting the institutional business. The Impact of Crypto Winter on the Cryptocurrency Industry … Read more

Hashkey Capital Raises $500 Million for Its Third Fund, Despite Crypto Market Downturn

On Tuesday, global asset manager Hashkey, which focuses on crypto and blockchain investments, announced that it has closed its third fund at $500 million. The company’s “HashKey Fintech Investment III” is dedicated to developing crypto solutions, blockchain technology, and Web3 concepts. Hashkey Capital’s Fund III to Focus on Web3, Emerging Markets and Crypto Solutions Amid … Read more

Big Investors Are Pushing up Valuations of Crypto Firms

Venture capital firms and large investors are driving up the prices of crypto startups. Boutique investment firms and family offices are being elbowed out by big venture capital firms, private equity funds, and even some pension funds. VC Firms Driving Up Prices of Crypto Startups Cryptocurrency firms are seeing high valuations due to large investors … Read more

Goldman Sachs Survey Shows Family Offices Are Flocking to Crypto Investments

High net-worth families are turning to cryptocurrency investments, according to a recent Goldman Sachs survey that found close to half of the company’s family office clients are inquisitive about crypto-asset investments. A Goldman Sachs executive further said that a large portion of the company’s family office clients are asking about blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. Following … Read more

South African Crypto Holders Urged to Approach Tax Body Before It Descends on Them

A South Africa-based tax expert, David Lesperance, says with the country’s revenue collector now closing in on cryptocurrencies, holders must now take the initiative and approach South Africa Revenue Services (SARS) before it descends on them. Lesperance argues that by making the first move, cryptocurrency investors will be able to avoid the punitive penalties that … Read more

Onboarding Institutional Crypto Investors- Coinbase Helps Execute ‘One of the Largest Digital Asset Trades in History’

Over the last year, institutional investors have been flocking toward crypto assets like bitcoin and after Microstrategy’s initial bitcoin purchase, the trending institutional demand for crypto started swelling. On Tuesday, the San Francisco trading platform Coinbase published a study that details how the company helped the firm One River Asset Management make “one of the … Read more

Fidelity Investments’ Digital Asset Custody Services Arm Expands to Asia

Fidelity Digital Asset Services has revealed the company is expanding into Asia and plans to help high-net-worth investors and family offices in the region with custodial crypto products. Fidelity is working with the Singaporean startup Stack Funds, a fully-insured custody operation servicing traditional financial institutions. Fidelity Investments Inc., is an American multinational financial services corporation … Read more