Swedish public company Hilbert Group’s asset management division has partnered with Xapo Bank to launch a bitcoin-denominated hedge fund in September. The fund is expected to attract over $200 million in initial investments from Xapo Bank and other investors this year. Hilbert Group Partners With Xapo Bank to Launch Bitcoin Hedge Fund Hilbert Group AB,…
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Venture capital (VC) funding in the crypto space has experienced a surge in the first quarter of 2024, breaking a two-year downtrend. Both the total amount invested and the number of projects receiving VC funding have seen substantial increases since Q4 2023, according to data gathered by crypto analysis platform Crypto Koryo. The data shows a…
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Crypto-focused hedge fund Multicoin Capital has delivered extraordinary returns to its investors, exceeding 9,000% since its launch in 2017. In its annual investor letter, the fund revealed that after experiencing significant losses in 2022 that nearly wiped out its value, Multicoin Capital’s fortunes have dramatically turned around. According to the investor letter, dated February 16,…
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Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman takes to social media platform X, teasing, “Maybe I Should Buy Some Bitcoin” – after observing energy prices might skyrocket. “Bitcoin price rise leads to increased mining and greater energy use, driving up the cost of energy, causing inflation to rise and the dollar to decline, driving demand for…
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Veteran investor Stanley Druckenmiller praised Bitcoin for establishing its own “brand” during an interview with hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones. Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller praised Bitcoin (BTC) for establishing a “brand” over last decade and half — admitting while he doesn’t own any Bitcoin, he ought to. The billionaire shared his latest thoughts on…
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Former Alameda Research engineer Aditya Baradwaj says one trader lost more than $100 million after clicking on a fake link. FTX’s sister hedge fund, Alameda Research, lost at least $190 million of its trading funds due to arguably avoidable scams, according to a former engineer at the firm. In an Oct. 12 post to X…
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Su Zhu was arrested at Singapore Changi Airport while attempting to leave the country after a court granted a committal order. The co-founder of Three Arrows Capital (3AC), Su Zhu, was arrested in Singapore when attempting to leave the country, Cointelegraph has learned from Teneo, the joint liquidator of the bankrupt hedge fund. In a…
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As Singapore does not allow dual nationality, 3AC co-founder Kyle Davies said he chose to renounce his U.S. citizenship after getting married and receiving permanent residency. Kyle Davies, the co-founder of bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), has submitted documentation to court claiming he is fully a citizen of Singapore and not the…
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Crypto exchange FTX is trying to regain $1 billion in a lawsuit against founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and some former executives. FTX’s new management argues the funds were misappropriated through dubious deals and transactions made before the coin trading platform went bankrupt last fall. Failed Crypto Firm FTX Files New Lawsuit Against Founders and Chiefs…
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The report came precisely one year after a court in the British Virgin Islands ordered Three Arrows Capital into liquidation. Teneo, the liquidator behind bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), is reportedly seeking to recover roughly $1.3 billion in funds from 3AC founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies. According to a June 27 Bloomberg…
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