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Bitcoin fund hires from IFM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... Management, the Australian Financial Ombudsman Service and Australian Unity. He has experience in the world of cryptocurrency too, having been general counsel for Huobi Australia, a digital currency exchange. "We've always had the strong belief that ...

Bitcoin fund manager hires distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... has named the former managing director of a fund manager as its new distribution lead. Craig Hobart joined the cryptocurrency fund manager as head of distribution in June. He was previously the general manager of strategic relations at Rest between June ...

Crypto fund hires from Blue Sky

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
A new cryptocurrency fund has launched in Australia has appointed its chief investment officer from Blue Sky Alternatives. The Monochrome Bitcoin Fund, a unit trust aiming to provide institutional investors exposure to Bitcoin, launched last month. ...

SelfWealth to add crypto trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
SelfWealth is responding to the booming interest in cryptocurrency investing by adding a crypto exchange to its platform. SelfWealth chief executive Cath Whitaker said retail investors would be able to buy and sell popular cryptocurrencies in real-time ...

Carnegie launches second crypto fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... Neutral Fund is aimed at Australian wholesale investors looking to take advantage of inefficiencies within the cryptocurrency, blockchain and DeFi (decentralised finance) markets. It is designed to cater to those concerned about the high risks associated ...

UK bans crypto exchange Binance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... jurisdiction. Binance, which is Cayman Islands domiciled, claims to be the biggest Bitcoin exchange and alt-coin cryptocurrency exchange in the world by volumes traded. However, the FCA has warned consumers to stay away. The regulator said it was aware ...

State Street launches dedicated crypto, blockchain business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
As an increasing number of institutions allocate to cryptocurrency and explore blockchain solutions, State Street is launching a dedicated digital finance division, appointing the current head of global markets to lead it. State Street Digital builds ...

ATO cracks down on crypto

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
The Australian Taxation Office is cracking down on cryptocurrency investors to report capital gains and losses in their tax returns after fears investors may think they are tax-free. The ATO estimates that 600,000 taxpayers have invested in crypto assets ...

ASIC issues warnings on investment scams

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... ASIC logos or advertising that the investment is approved by ASIC. ASIC is warning consumers to take caution with cryptocurrency investments as they are mainly unregulated and noted that most reputable news outlets do not offer specific investments as ...

Ethereum overtakes big four banks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
The second-largest cryptocurrency has reached new heights, with its market capitalisation surpassing that of the big four banks combined. Ethereum has a US$353 billion market cap, overtaking NAB, Westpac, ANZ and Commonwealth Bank. At the time of publishing ...