Tag Archives: Institutional investors

Swiss securities firm SIX Group is heading a series A investment round in Omniex. The venture says it’s looking to raise a minimum of $14 million.Omniex Gets a Helping Hand from SIX GroupOmniex is a company that seeks to provide cryptocurrency traders with asset pools. Thus far, the enterprise already offers many of its services through some of the largest digital currency trading platforms in the world including Binance, Coinbase Pro and BitMEX. These services are mostly available to...

Bitcoin mining and hardware firm Bitfury has announced that it will give accredited investors everywhere the opportunity to invest in its data and mining centers.Bitfury Allows Investors Access to MiningAccredited investors (or institutional investors, as they’re often called) are widely considered to be among the primary ingredients in making bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency more mainstream and legitimate. However, institutional players have shown a great reluctance to enter the...

FXCM, a provider of online foreign exchange, is providing customers with a new form of “basket trading” comprised of some of the top 20 cryptocurrencies.FXCM Brings Its Crypto Offerings to New HeightsThe cryptocurrency baskets, which are available for the firm’s retail customers, are comprised of bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC) and Ripple (XRP). It’s intriguing to see companies still working towards retail participation in the crypto space given how many have...

Perhaps institutional players aren’t that hard to come by. Perhaps they are interested in crypto after all, and perhaps they do want to diversify their portfolios with new technology.Institutional Investors Are More “Forgiving” Than We ThoughtThat’s the sentiment of a London-based OTC firm known as BCB Group. According to a new report issued by the organization, institutional investors are still intrigued by bitcoin and its crypto cousins despite the nasty price falls we’ve been witnessing as...