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Bitcoin May ‘halving’ could cause price spike

More than 80 per cent of equity funding for UK blockchain startups has taken place since 2017, according to a new report by MMC Ventures, with bitcoin’s recent price rises reflecting increased adoption. MMC’s newly released report on blockchain and crypto revealed that 60 per cent of UK blockchain companies have raised

HDFH launches Global Digital Bank Consortium Blockchain Investment Fund at CIIE

HDFH has formally launched the Global Digital Bank Consortium Blockchain Investment Fund at the 2nd China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Initiated by HDFH, Yillion Bank and Zhongguancun Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (ZVCA) in collaboration with domestic and international investors, the new fund will invest in digital

Philipp Pieper, Swarm Fund

Swarm partners with MakerDAO and integrates Dai token

Blockchain for private equity firm Swarm has partnered with decentralised autonomous organisation MakerDAO to integrate the Dai token into the Swarm platform.   Swarm writes that this will give Swarm’s community of accredited investors a greater capability to lock in crypto prices, using the world’s first decentralised stablecoin on the

Hogi Hyun, Abacus Capital

D1 Mint brings investment grade diamond crypto token to market

Alternative fund manager Abacus Capital’s Hogi Hyun is stepping into the crypto world to bring investors a blockchain and tokenised investment grade diamond investment opportunity. Abacus was established in Singapore in 1996 and has some USD1 billion in assets in special situations and private equity investments in commodities, natural resources

Rob Mirsky, EisnerAmper

Former KPMG global hedge fund head opens London office for EisnerAmper

March this year saw Robert Mirsky, then Global Head of Hedge Funds at KPMG, become Global Head of Asset Management and UK Managing Partner at EisnerAmper. Mirsky was also charged with opening EisnerAmper’s first UK office and now presides over a small but fast-growing team. The firm is better known

Dawn Griffiths, Conyers Dill & Pearman

Bermuda: The world’s blockchain laboratory?

There is a sense of optimism in Bermuda that the success it has enjoyed over the years in respect of the ILS industry can, over the coming years, be replicated in the cryptocurrency and blockchain arena. ILS fund managers like the fact that Bermuda has a lot of professionals working

Swarm Fund brings institutional investment opportunities to crypto investors

The team behind Swarm Fund, a decentralised capital marketplace that provides cryptocurrency investors with access to institutional style investments, has raised USD5.5 million through its public token sale. Swarm has appointed serial tech entrepreneur Philipp Pieper as its CEO. The firm has also had what it calls its first ‘liquid

Bitcoin volatility is a ‘sideshow’

Bitcoin expert Nicholas Gregory, founder and CEO of London-based cryptocurrency enabler CommerceBlock, comments on recent volatility in cryptocurrency prices…  Prices of digital currencies have been on a rollercoaster ride lately but this violent volatility is actually all a bit of a sideshow.   The simple reason is that plenty of

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