Tagged: cryptocurrency investing

October 16, 2025 @ 11:02 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crypto investors got the scare of their lives last weekend. That, Bhutan’s move to the blockchain, and asset investment dominated Web3 minds this week. Crypto investors get early Halloween scare “The bloodbath we saw in markets over the weekend is a brutal reminder that, as… Read More

September 26, 2025 @ 5:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gold’s continued importance, a significant crypto liquidation, tokenized collateral in derivatives,  and Tether potentially at a $20B valuation had Web3 tongues wagging this week. The importance of holding stable assets in a turbulent market environment “Many investors feel calmer keeping a chunk of their savings… Read More

May 11, 2025 @ 9:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

AltNovel, an Abu Dhabi-based private markets platform regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), has partnered with 3iQ, a global digital asset investment manager, to launch the AltNovel Digital Access Portfolio, what it claims is the first ever digital asset multi-strategy fund in the… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 9:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler’s chief of markets, Ruslan Lienkha, recently shared his thoughts on cryptocurrency market trends. With BTC’s price cooling off after recent highs, is this a healthy consolidation phase, or does it signal deeper weakness ahead? Based on last year’s trends, Bitcoin’s consolidation phase can last… Read More

December 18, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As business enters the year-end slowdown, YouHodler executives say there is still plenty to watch in the markets. Chief of Markets Ruslan Lienkha said we are observing a mild correction in major cryptocurrencies and a more pronounced decline among altcoins. It appears to be driven… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FLUID, a liquidity aggregator that uses AI quant-based models to tackle liquidity in virtual asset markets, has raised $10 million in funding led by blockchain investors GSR, Ghaf Capital, and 21Shares. The grant will aid the team in realizing their vision for connected liquidity, providing… Read More

March 4, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

BlockFi, a crypto-financial services company, this week released its third edition of the Real Talk survey, a quarterly series focused on understanding changing consumer sentiment towards crypto, investing and other related topics. Real Talk: Women x Crypto 2.0 asked female Americans about their current motivations,… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 7:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

DriveWealth, a provider of fractional investing and embedded finance, recently announced the acquisition and launch of two wholly-owned subsidiaries, DriveLiquidity and DriveDigital, as the company unveiled its plans to offer cryptocurrencies to partners and their retail investors. Following the completed acquisition of Crypto-Systems, DriveWealth’s new… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 2:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Pillow, a DeFi startup that helps generate yields on crypto, has raised $3M in seed funding led by Elevation Capital and crypto angels including DeFi Pulse co-founder Scott Lewis, Polygon co-founders JD Kanani and Sandeep Nailwal, FalconX co-founder Prabhakar Reddy, and Aniket Jindal, co-founder of… Read More

February 4, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from GNY, a blockchain-based machine learning business, reveals that of those people who trade at least $1,000 a month in Bitcoin, 25 per cent are trading $4,000 or more.  Just 11 per cent say they trade around $1,000 a month, with 34 per… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 8:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from European digital asset hedge fund manager Nickel Digital Asset Management reveals institutional investors and wealth managers have dramatically increased their allocation to cryptocurrencies and digital assets over the past 12 months. The survey of professional investors from the US, UK, Germany, France,… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 11:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Several geopolitical and macroeconomic factors are behind the crash in cryptocurrency prices to begin 2022, two industry watchers believe. For Eli Ndinga, a research lead at cryptocurrency issuer Amun, the crash, at least in the short term, can be correlated with macroeconomic events such as… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital currency investment firm Grayscale has updated its list of assets under consideration, and some of the new entrants are Bancor, BitTorrent, Decred, Elrond, and Oasis Network. Such assets are not currently included in a Grayscale investment product, bit could be in the future, the… Read More

January 18, 2022 @ 5:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today took steps to effectively ban the advertising of cryptocurrencies to the general public. The guidelines cover payment institutions, banks and other financial institutions, as well as applicants under Singapore’s Payment Services Act. Services included in the directives are… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 3:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

CoinShares, a European digital asset investment firm with more than $4.7 billion of assets under management, this week announced a partnership with Scalable Capital, a European digital wealth manager, and neo broker. Scalable Crypto is now available as part of Scalable Capital’s mobile app and allows Scalable… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 5:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin panic-sellers are “practically giving away” their cryptocurrencies to wealthy buyers who will use the digital assets as an inflation shield, deVere Group CEO Nigel Green believes. The observation comes as Bitcoin and other leading cryptocurrencies steadied slightly ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 4:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital assets provider Amber Group today launched WhaleFin, which it described as an “all in one”  digital asset platform positioned to empower mainstream investors to build wealth in the digital era. WhaleFin combines features of the Amber Pro, launched in 2019, with the user interface… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While more than four out of five serious regular crypto traders are making money in the markets, one in six are losing it, research from blockchain-based derivatives trading platform CloseCross claims. Its study among crypto traders across six major economies who stake at least $5,000… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new study of institutional investors and wealth managers, who collectively manage around $108.4 billion in assets, reveals 85 per cent say they now have dedicated teams reviewing cryptocurrencies and digital assets, though for many it is a new development. The research, commissioned by London-based… Read More

December 3, 2021 @ 6:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ritholtz Wealth Management and WisdomTree today announced the launch of the RWM WisdomTree Crypto Index designed to provide retail investors, via a financial advisor, access and diversified exposure to cryptoassets. The index has been licensed to Onramp Invest and is available for financial advisors using… Read More