Bitcoin continues to grab the world’s attention and increase its adoption levels, especially through the exchange-traded funds tracking its performance. In the latest major news on the ETF frontline, Morgan Stanley reportedly informed its financial advisors that they will be able to offer two Bitcoin ETFs to wealthy clients. Recall that the US Securities and...Read More
Morgan Stanley, the sixth-largest banking firm in the United States, has invested over $269 million in a spot Bitcoin ETF, as disclosed in its recently published Form 13-F. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing revealed that the investment was made in Grayscale’s GBTC during the first quarter of 2024. Morgan Stanley Joins Banks Investing...Read More
In a recent publication, Morgan Stanley’s Head of Digital Assets, Andrew Peel, has cautioned about a potential “paradigm shift” in the perception and use of digital assets, emphasizing its potential impact on the U.S. dollar’s global dominance. Peel highlights that the rising interest surrounding assets such as Bitcoin, the surge in stablecoin volumes, and the...Read More
Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley published a report on Tuesday arguing that Bitcoin (BTC)’s upcoming halving event in six months may be the dawn of a new bull market. With reference to Bitcoin’s “four seasons,” the bank claimed that “crypto winter” may already be over. Crypto Winter Is Over Morgan Stanley Wealth Management defines cryptocurrency...Read More
Morgan Stanley called El Salvador-issued Eurobonds at their current price levels a buying opportunity partly due to the recent crypto crash that has battered the value of the country’s bitcoin holdings. Despite its severe debt, the government could continue “muddl[ing] through” for at least a year without failing to meet its bond payments, said the...Read More
The crypto industry has seen a wave of venture capital firms investing in various assets and blockchain firms since the start of 2021. However, American multinational investment management and financial services company Morgan Stanley believes the amount of crypto VC funding could slow down significantly by year-end as the period of “easy money is over.”...Read More
A recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that the international banking behemoth Morgan Stanley has an increased appetite for BTC, even as the price of the cryptocurrency goes up. According to several filings with the SEC, Morgan Stanley has substantially increased its BTC exposure. The company has done so...Read More
Morgan Stanley – the global financial services mogul – continues to increase its exposure to Bitcoin through Grayscale’s BTC trust. Morgan Stanley continues to increase its exposure to Bitcoin. As CryptoPotato reported back in August, the financial services company’s Insight Fund held 928,051 shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust. A recent filing with the United States Securities and...Read More
Despite the bearish rhetoric prevalent among crypto analysts until recently, Morgan Stanley, one of the largest banks in the United States, has been gaining exposure to Bitcoin by investing millions of dollars through its various funds. Even though the information was publicly available, Twitter User MacroScope was one of the firsts to share it on...Read More
Shortly after announcing plans to enable its institutional customers access to the first-ever cryptocurrency, Morgan Stanley has doubled down by filing documents with the SEC to allow 12 of its funds to gain BTC exposure through the Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust or cash-settled futures. CryptoPotato reported back in February that a unit of Morgan Stanley Investment...Read More
Just a few days after news broke that Morgan Stanley will enable its institutional clients to buy bitcoin, the giant investment bank has reportedly started negotiations to purchase a stake in the largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchange – Bithumb. According to coverage from the Asian media website Naver News, Morgan Stanley is the latest prominent...Read More
Just a few months after America’s oldest bank announced bitcoin custody services, the Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley will start offering its clients access to BTC funds. Nevertheless, the bank has outlined bitcoin’s risky nature and said that only people with “an aggressive risk tolerance” should take advantage of the service. By citing an internal...Read More
There is no denying that institutions and the big players have been the catalyst for this current crypto market cycle and that notion has been reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley’s latest acquisition. According to reports, Morgan Stanley’s investment management arm boosted a stake in Bitcoin vehicle MicroStrategy Inc. to more than 10% late last year. The...Read More
Nvidia has urged a US judge to dismiss a case brought by investors who say it misled them over crypto mining revenues. The company claims that the plaintiffs had cherry-picked information and relied on analysts who were clearly speculating on its financials. Lack Of Transparency Over Crypto-Mining Demand The case was initially brought, back in December 2018,...Read More
Photo: EQT / Twitter Swedish buyout firm and one of the biggest in the Nordic region, EQT Partners, apparently plans a Stockholm listing this year in what could be the called a biggest European IPO for one private equity firm in more than twenty years. The planned IPO is supposed to enclose 20% of the...Read More