Quick Take There has been a big increase in the flow of talent from Wall Street to the crypto world. We take a look at the 12 biggest moves that have happened so far this year. This feature story is available to subscribers of The Block Daily. You can continue reading this Daily feature on …
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Family offices—the investment firms overseeing the wealth of the richest families in the world—are eyeing the crypto market, according to a survey by investment banking giant Goldman Sachs. The firm—which recently has been making its own big moves in crypto–surveyed its family office clients and found that 15% of them have already invested in crypto, …
Quick Take Crypto firms are rapidly trying to scale their teams, with far more demand than supply. Here’s why workers from traditional finance and tech are jumping in to fill the gap. This feature story is available to subscribers of The Block Daily. You can continue reading this Daily feature on The Block. Source link
Market data is the lifeblood of Wall Street. Any market structure wonk can tell you that the topic of market data is an issue which frequently divides financial services firms (despite how boring that conversation can be). On one side, there are brokers who want to pay less for access to proprietary exchange data. On …
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Fidelity Digital Assets, the crypto-focused arm of the asset manager Fidelity, plans on hiring as many as 100 employees to bolster cryptocurrency projects in response to institutional demand in crypto, reports Bloomberg. Fidelity Digital Assets president Tom Jessop told Bloomberg that the firm intends on hiring employees in its Dublin, Boston and Salt Lake City …
London-based neobank Monese is exploring offering new crypto products through its mobile money app, according to two people familiar with the matter. The sources said that Monese has held talks with crypto exchanges over potential partnerships to help launch the new tools. But the exact timeframe for such a move is unclear, and a spokesperson …
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has created an advisory position for digital currency policy. The agency has installed Michele Korver as chief digital currency advisor to the director of FinCEN, according to a statement today. Korver has served as a crypto advisor to a number of government arms, serving as digital currency counsel for …
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has banned its employees from trading on its own platform. Announcing the news on Friday, Bithumb said the move is to enhance transparency over crypto transactions, but an upcoming law in Korea mandates local crypto exchanges must prohibit employees from trading on their own platforms. The law becomes effective September …
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The SoftBank Latin America Fund has invested $200 million in the parent company of Mercado Bitcoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the region. The fundraise values Mercado Bitcoin’s parent company 2TM Group at $2.1 billion, placing it among Latin America’s unicorns – privately held startups with valuations north of $1 billion. The Series …
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TP ICAP, the world’s biggest interdealer broker, is set to launch a crypto trading platform for institutional investors. The platform is being developed with crypto custody providers Fidelity Digital Assets and Standard Chartered’s Zodia Custody, alongside liquidity provider Flow Traders. The idea is to provide clients a separate but interoperable model for execution and settlement. …
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