Tagged: institutional investors

May 31, 2025 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon announces institutional support for ZKsync and the ZKsync stack. In a new blog post, the digital assets and blockchain- focused firm confirmed its support for institutional ZKsync Stack solutions. Since 2024, Blockdaemon has been providing ZKsync nodes with significant uptime and reliability. Now, Blockdaemon… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arena Investors, LP , a global institutional asset manager, announced the final close of Arena Special Opportunities Partners Fund III and associated vehicles, inclusive of co-investments and programmatic capital, with $1.091 billion of commitments. Arena’s flagship reportedly strategy has a “track record of generating alpha… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 1:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amber International Holding Limited (Nasdaq: AMBR), a provider of institutional crypto financial services and operating under the brand name “Amber Premium”, announced the launch of its upsized crypto ecosystem reserve plan of US$100 million. The strategic treasury reserve initiative is “designed to accelerate the company’s… Read More

May 13, 2025 @ 7:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital will reportedly be acquiring Mountain Protocol in order to accelerate institutional adoption of stablecoins. This acquisition aims to empower institutions to become key players focused on stablecoins and digital assets. Stablecoins are fueling the next era of global finance—”with low-cost, 24/7 value transfers… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, an all-in-one crypto financial services hub, announced the completion of its all-cash acquisition of Crypto Finance (Asset Management) AG (CFAM), a licensed Swiss crypto asset manager that was previously part of the Deutsche Börse Group-owned Crypto Finance Group (CFG). Now doing business as Matrixport… Read More

August 29, 2024 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX Global Chief Commercial Officer Lennix Lai is pleased to share the release of their new research brief, “Digital assets as the new alternative for institutional investors: market dynamics, opportunities and challenges,” commissioned by OKX Institutional and authored by Economist Impact. This comprehensive study features… Read More

July 23, 2024 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Superstate, they reportedly develop sophisticated investment solutions for institutional investors, aligning with their mission to modernize the investing landscape. By leveraging blockchain technology’s speed, programmability, and compliance advantages, Superstate reportedly create tokenized products “that meet the evolving demands of the financial sector.” Superstate has… Read More

July 20, 2024 @ 12:17 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Arta Finance, a US-headquartered digital family office for accredited investors, has secured approval to launch in Singapore, aiming to open its platform to Singaporean residents and other investors later this year. This move follows a significant expansion of Arta’s product offerings and team of industry… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 5:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum launches its inaugural institutional investor crypto survey report, Future Finance 23. The purpose of the research is “to accurately measure institutional crypto adoption, track trends over time, and profile the needs and challenges of future institutional crypto market entrants.” Key themes include: 40% of… Read More

October 1, 2023 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management, Europe’s regulated digital assets hedge fund manager founded by alumni of Bankers Trust, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, institutional investors “are confident Bitcoin and Ethereum will sustain their strong performance for the rest of this year.” The… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS) announced the CoinShares Hedge Fund Solutions division, as part of their mission to continue bridging the gap “between traditional institutional investors and the dynamic world of digital assets.” For the first time, CoinShares will be making its offerings “accessible to qualified… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Michael Wong  |  

Institutional investors are increasingly valuing the significance of digital assets in their diversified investment portfolios, according to new research from London-based regulated digital assets hedge fund Nickel Digital Asset Management. The research highlights a growing consensus on the incorporation of digital assets to ensure diversification…. Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A BNP Paribas survey of 420 asset owners and managers, hedge funds and private equity firms shows that institutional investors are mobilizing capital towards investments that will deliver measurable positive impacts alongside financial returns. Despite data constraints posing the biggest barrier to ESG integration, “especially… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 6:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, announced it has launched a new and innovative solution to help institutional investors trade Emerging Markets (EM) products more efficiently. Developed in collaboration with FXall – LSEG’s… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, has launched FNZ Yield Plus notes to provide professional investors such as corporates, pension funds, banks, insurance companies, asset managers and other institutional investors with a low-risk cash alternative and strengthen its global proposition. FNZ Yield Plus notes offer… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced it has expanded accessibility to its Front Office Solutions platform for asset owners and other institutional investors with a new mobile application for Android and iOS users. Asset owners increasingly “seek platforms that can deliver functionality in flexible ways.” The… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, a digital assets platform for institutional investors, announced that Baris Cetinok has joined the team as Chief Product Officer. As a product and technology veteran with more than 25 years of experience, Cetinok has played an integral role in “shaping important business initiatives and… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 11:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SBI Digital Asset Holdings Co., Ltd. (SBI DAH) and Zodia Custody Limited, a crypto asset servicing provider for institutional investors and a subsidiary of Standard Chartered, announce that they have reportedly “entered into definitive agreements to launch a joint venture in Japan.” Subject to anti-trust… Read More

February 4, 2023 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banca Patrimoni Sella & C. launches a new discretionary mandate based on Artificial Intelligence. The new mandate has been developed in partnership with MDOTM Ltd, the Fintech scaleup global provider of AI-driven investment solutions “for institutional investors.” The new mandate, called “GP AI-Driven”, will invest… Read More

December 28, 2022 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Chainalysis discussed recently, the collapse of FTX and resulting market action prompted large net outflows “from centralized exchanges, as many users shifted their funds to personal wallets, also commonly referred to as ‘unhosted wallets’.” Chainalysis found that while the trend wasn’t “as pronounced as… Read More