Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones says he’s loading up on bitcoin (GBTC) | Currency News | Financial and Business News
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Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones says he’s loading up on bitcoin (GBTC) | Currency News | Financial and Business News

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones is buying bitcoin, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The hedge fund manager said his fund may hold as much as a low single-digit percentage of its assets in bitcoin futures to help protect against a rise in inflation, according to the report. Paul Tudor Jones is the founder and CEO of Tudor Investment Corp., which managed $38.4 billion as of March 30, according to data from the SEC. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones is buying bitcoin, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Jones told his clients in a market outlook note that he believes bitcoin will serve as a hedge against a jump in inflation he thinks is coming, due to central banks printing money and sharply expanding their ...
Russia Considering Draconian Rules for Illegal Crypto Operations
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Russia Considering Draconian Rules for Illegal Crypto Operations

Harsh new rules making many uses of digital assets punishable with fines or prison might soon become law in Russia.  New draft bills setting out how Russia should regulate cryptocurrencies were sent to the country’s parliament, the State Duma, earlier this week. Although the official website for the planned legislation hasn’t been updated yet, the two documents have been published in the OrderCom Telegram channel and were confirmed as genuine by sources of Russian news outlet RBK.  The legislative proposals were reportedly written by staff at the Digital Economy think tank and the Skolkovo business accelerator. They seek a new version of the bill on digital assets, which has been stuck in the Duma for more two years now, as well as crypto-focused additions to the country’s criminal code. T...
Digital Transformation & Leadership in the Banking & Finance Industry
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Digital Transformation & Leadership in the Banking & Finance Industry

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5 reasons bitcoin price could hit $100,000 in 2021 as Tudor Jones buys
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5 reasons bitcoin price could hit $100,000 in 2021 as Tudor Jones buys

Mark Yusko, the CEO and chief investment officer at Morgan Creek Capital Management, shared several reasons he thinks bitcoin's price will hit $100,000 by the end of 2021.Yusko said it would be "perfectly logical" for bitcoin to hit $400,000 to $500,000 if its market capitalization moves toward that of gold.The call comes after the legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones' recent disclosure that he's built a stake of bitcoin futures, making him the latest investment mogul to buy the cryptocurrency.Click here for more BI Prime stories. With the legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones disclosing purchases of bitcoin futures for the first time, it's become increasingly clear that market denizens who were once skeptical about the cryptocurrency are revisiting their stance.But Mark Yusko, the CEO and ...
Crypto Custodian Anchorage Teases Growth Plan With 2 Executive Hires
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Crypto Custodian Anchorage Teases Growth Plan With 2 Executive Hires

Anchorage now has six executives in its C-suite, hiring a head of finance and head of sales with experience in both tech and Wall Street. Julie Veltman, who’s joining the crypto custodian as head of finance, has issued new asset-backed securitizations for Merrill Lynch’s Structured Product Capital Markets group. She also built out a broker-dealer, debt issuance platform and fixed-income trading business for financial services firm Cohen & Company. Most recently, Veltman drove financial planning, reporting, and efficiency at Salesforce.  Geoff Clauss, who’s joining Anchorage as head of sales, has more than two decades of experience in private equity, wealth management and fintech. Before Anchorage, Clauss spent seven years overseeing sales at wealth management platform Addepar. He also ...
Blockchain Explained: The rise of private blockchains
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Blockchain Explained: The rise of private blockchains

What companies are using private blockchains today and why? Walmart has developed a blockchain system based on Hyperledger Fabric to trace the provenance of their products. The blockchain allows suppliers to upload certificates of authenticity to the ledger securely, bringing more trust to a system and enabling the company to trace products back to source within seconds rather than days. After successful trials with two products, the company is looking to roll it out further. Like other private blockchains, Walmart’s traceability system does require its suppliers to participate in the system to ensure its veracity, but the company is large enough to impel them to comply.  De Beers has launched a ‘secure and immutable trail’ using a private blockchain called Tracr, to verify the authentici...
A hedge-fund chief overseeing $2 billion shares 5 reasons he sees bitcoin surging 900% by the end of 2021 as Paul Tudor Jones dives into the asset | Currency News | Financial and Business News
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A hedge-fund chief overseeing $2 billion shares 5 reasons he sees bitcoin surging 900% by the end of 2021 as Paul Tudor Jones dives into the asset | Currency News | Financial and Business News

Reuters / Dado Ruvic Mark Yusko, the CEO and chief investment officer at Morgan Creek Capital Management, shared several reasons he thinks bitcoin's price will hit $100,000 by the end of 2021. Yusko said it would be "perfectly logical" for bitcoin to hit $400,000 to $500,000 if its market capitalization moves toward that of gold. The call comes after the legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones' recent disclosure that he's built a stake of bitcoin futures, making him the latest investment mogul to buy the cryptocurrency. Click here for more BI Prime stories. With the legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones disclosing purchases of bitcoin futures for the first time, it's become increasingly clear that market denizens who were once skeptical about the cryptocurrency are revisiting their stance. But M...
Blockchain Bites: Satoshi’s Sword of Damocles
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Blockchain Bites: Satoshi’s Sword of Damocles

Top ShelfYesterday, some of the earliest mined bitcoin moved after more than a decade of dormancy. Whale Alert – a popular, mostly-automated Twitter account that tracks major crypto transactions – broadcast the message across the cryptoverse, saying 40 coins mined in the first month of the network’s operation had transferred from a “possible #Satoshi owned wallet,” referring to bitcoin’s long silent creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.  This unfounded connection – based on the age of the bitcoin, and the fact they had not been moved for 11 years – caused a minor market stir. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here.  Since then, blockchain...
Crypto market grows by $13 billion as bitcoin breaks the $10,000 threshold for the first time since February | Currency News | Financial and Business News
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Crypto market grows by $13 billion as bitcoin breaks the $10,000 threshold for the first time since February | Currency News | Financial and Business News

Reuters The cryptocurrency market added $13 billion in value over the past day as bitcoin jumped more than 6% Thursday evening. Bitcoin has rallied more than 100% from its March 16 low and has eclipsed $10,000 for the first time since February. The three major reasons for the move include anticipation of the next bitcoin halving, institutional investors adding exposure, and the perception that bitcoin would protect against a surge in inflation. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Bitcoin jumped 6% on Thursday, causing a $13 billion surge in market value for the entire cryptocurrency market, according to data from Coindesk. The entire cryptocurrency market is worth a combined $267 billion as of Friday morning, data from CoinMarketCap shows.  The top three...