George Soros’ fund confirms trading Bitcoin and taking interest in DeFi

    Billionaire investor George Soros’ family office, Soros Fund Management, has invested in Bitcoin, according to Soros Fund CEO/CIO Dawn Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick told Bloomberg in an interview on Tuesday that, “From our perspective again, we own some coins, not a lot, and the coins themselves are less interesting than the use cases of DeFi and things…

    JPMorgan: Institutional investors are switching from gold to Bitcoin

    Bitcoin topped a $1 trillion market cap Thursday while the BTC price surged past $55,000. According to a Markets Insider report, US bank JPMorgan said in a note today that a range of factors may be fueling the rally, including institutional investor appetite, assurances that the US won’t ban BTC, and the recent rise of…

    UAE-based exchange BitOasis closes $30mln funding to accelerate expansion

    UAE-based crypto-asset exchange BitOasis has closed a $30 million Series B funding round led by Chicago-based Jump Capital and Dubai-based Wamda. The round was also joined by Alameda Research, Global Founders Capital, and existing investors, including Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, and NXMH. The new funds will be used to expand the company’s presence in…

    Institutional interest in crypto is just getting started

    A growing list of mainstream financial entities has continued to increase their exposure to crypto over the last year or so, writes Shiraz Jagati on Cointelegraph. The old adage “The crypto market is not for the faint-hearted” was put on full display recently when the total market capitalization of the industry dipped to a relative…

    American billionaire investor Orlando Bravo: ‘Crypto is here to stay’

    Orlando Bravo, the co-founder of American private equity firm Thoma Bravo, has batted in favor of cryptocurrencies, predicting a glowing future for digital assets. Bravo revealed his crypto-related projections at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha conference held earlier this week. His private equity company recently participated in a fundraiser for crypto exchange FTX Trading. Bravo firmly believes…

    Robinhood is testing a crypto wallet to roll out in 2022

    Robinhood is testing a new feature on its app that would enable users to trade and store cryptocurrency in digital wallets, according to Bloomberg. People interested in beta testing the new feature can sign up soon, though the official release won’t come until 2022. Shares in Robinhood Markets, Inc. already jumped nearly 11% after the…