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Ethereum overtakes big four banks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... 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, one Ether ...

Super funds need to get on board with crypto: Carnegie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... cumulative net 10% IRR post all fees. It will have a 45% to 75% allocation to cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum, 30% to 60% stablecoin denominated decentralised finance (DeFi) strategies, 10% to 15% early entry tokens and/or direct equity ...

Crypto chosen over defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... clients in 2020 and growing interest from corporate accounts," Bowler said. Over 83% of investors hold Bitcoin, followed by Ethereum (42.6%), Litecoin (18%) and one in five hold other cryptocurrencies that were not listed. Of Bitcoin investors, a quarter ...

RBA, CBA, NAB partner for wholesale currency

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... payments system," she said. The POC will explore the funding, settlement and repayment of a tokenized syndicated loan on an Ethereum-based DLT platform for wholesale participants and the implications of 'atomic' delivery-versus-payment settlement ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... markets, improve efficiency and transparency, and enable more robust issuance processes." CBA said it would employ a private Ethereum blockchain for the project, citing the active development community Ethereum enjoys worldwide, and the suitability of ...

Aussie fintech launches index-style crypto fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... can choose to be exposed to just Bitcoin through the fund's Bitcoin Class, or can expand their exposure to also include Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin. CoinJar head of institutional Jordan Michaelides said the fund provided wholesale investors with industry ...

DigitalX launches crypto-heavy fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... parent-company DigitalX will hold a 73% interest, putting in $750,000 in seed capital drawn from its existing Bitcoin and Ethereum asset base. The fund can hold more than 20% in cash. However, all individual investments except Bitcoin will have a 20% ...

Private wealth platform appoints ASX-listed corporate adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... an established global market for their technology," Travers said. DigitalX will be paid in a combination of bitcoin, ethereum and native (BKT) tokens for its services. Financial Standard recently spoke to Australian Unity Trustees national manager, estate ...

Crypto hype drives new partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... and Bitcoin Trader will provide SMSF investors with access to five of the top cryptocurrencies in the market: bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, DASH and ripple. Xpress Super chief executive Olivia Long said the new partnership is in response to growing ...

SMSFs and instos driving crypto exchange growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... about," he said. Independent Reserve was founded in 2013 and allows investors and traders to buy and sell bitcoin and ethereum, taking deposits of up to $20 million per day.