Institutional Investors and Whales

ForkLog 6 31.01.2022

From the FTX exchange, 45,596 BTC moved in minutes

January 31, in three minutes, unknown actors moved a total of 45,596 BTC ($1.68 billion at the time of the transactions) between different wallets.

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ForkLog 27 27.01.2022

Fireblocks, a crypto-custody provider, raises $550 million at an $8 billion valuation

The crypto-custody provider Fireblocks raised $550 million.

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ForkLog 15 25.01.2022

Crypto funds post first inflows in six weeks

Net inflows into digital-asset investment products for January 15–21 amounted to $14.4 million. Data are from CoinShares' report.

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ForkLog 47 14.01.2022

Unknown whale spends $1.4m on Dogecoin

An anonymous user purchased 8 million Dogecoin a day before Tesla announced the sale of merchandise for the meme cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 12 14.01.2022

Rio de Janeiro authorities plan to invest part of the city’s reserves in cryptocurrencies

Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes announced that the prefecture intends to convert 1% of the city’s cash assets into the first cryptocurrency, according to O Globo.

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ForkLog 32 14.01.2022

Gemini to acquire BITRIA, a crypto-portfolio management platform for financial advisers and asset managers

American bitcoin exchange Gemini has agreed to acquire BITRIA (formerly Blockchange), a portfolio-management platform for financial advisers and asset managers.

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ForkLog 25 12.01.2022

SEBA Crypto Bank Raises $120 Million

The licensed Swiss cryptocurrency bank SEBA closed a Series C financing round of CHF 110 million (~$120 million). It was led by Altive, Ordway Selections, Summer Capital and DeFi Technologies. 🔉 SEBA Bank Raises CHF 110 Million In Series C Funding To Fuel International Growth And Drive Institutional Business 🚀 Read the full media release here: https://t.co/Qj4gieQQCD …

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ForkLog 9 29.12.2021

Pavel Durov’s fortune rose by $13.8 billion in 2021

Telegram founder Pavel Durov outpaced other Russian billionaires in 2021, with assets up fivefold to $17.2 billion, Forbes reports.

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ForkLog 7 27.12.2021

In 2021, institutional crypto custodians attracted more than $3.4 billion

In 2021, institutional-focused cryptocurrency custody services attracted $3.42 billion in investments, according to The Block.

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ForkLog 14 23.12.2021

Michael Saylor reveals size of his personal Bitcoin investment

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor personally owns about 17,732 BTC (~$861 million). He disclosed this in an interview with The Information.

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ForkLog 7 17.12.2021

LionTree to explore accepting crypto payments

The American investment bank LionTree is considering accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment, as well as issuing its own token in the future. This was stated by the organisation's chief executive Arye Burkov in a year-end letter.

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ForkLog 44 16.12.2021

Ray Dalio calls Bitcoin ‘gold for the young’.

Bitcoin effectively serves as an alternative to gold for the younger generation. The blockchain revolution is inevitable, but some governments may outlaw it, billionaire Ray Dalio said.

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