Funds

Funds

Marchés

605 Days Later: How ArCoins Got the SEC Go-Ahead as an Ethereum-Traded Treasurys Fund

A look inside Arca and TokenSoft’s 605-day crusade to register the first Ethereum blockchain-native ‘40 Act Fund.

TokenSoft's Bay Area office space is just 10 floors above the SEC's West Coast wing. (Mason Borda)

Finance

Cardano Developer IOHK Launches $20M Fund for Ecosystem Startups

The cFund will invest anywhere between $250,000 and $500,000 into startups and small businesses using Cardano or IOHK tech initiatives.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Juridique

Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund

The fund enables investors to gain exposure to a global real estate portfolio through a ERC-20 security token.

Liechtenstein castle image via shutterstock.

Marchés

Asset Manager Secures SEC Approval to Create Novel Bitcoin Futures Fund

NYDIG plans to raise $25 million for an SEC-approved investment fund focused entirely on cash-settled bitcoin futures.

Brooklyn Bridge

Finance

EU Launches Estimated €400M Blockchain, AI Fund to Avoid Lagging US, China

A new fund has been set up with the aim of preventing the EU falling behind nations like the U.S. and China on blockchain and AI innovation.

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Finance

Franklin Templeton Taps Wallet Service Provider to Support Tokenized Shares

Franklin Templeton Investments, the global investment firm looking to track shares of a money market fund on the Stellar blockchain, has tapped wallet service provider Curv to help safeguard its shares.

The Curv team, with CEO Itay Malinger at center right.

Marchés

What It's Like Being CIO of a Crypto Fund

Jeff Dorman of Arca Funds shares his experience of what it’s like being a CIO of a cryptocurrency fund.

man in maze

Marchés

Asset Manager Stone Ridge Files SEC Prospectus for Bitcoin Futures Fund

The firm's SEC prospectus details a cash-settled bitcoin futures fund offering 100,000 shares at $10 apiece.

Futures

Marchés

UK Fund That Aims to Capitalize on Crypto Volatility Raises $50 Million

U.K.-licensed Nickel Asset Management says it has raised $50 million for a fund aimed to make profits off the volatility of cryptocurrencies.

London

Marchés

Ex-R3 Exec's New Mission: Run $100 Trillion Fund Trade on Private Blockchains

Former R3 executive Brian McNulty has launched a blockchain startup aiming to streamline fund management.

Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.