Tagged: bitwise

November 10, 2023 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against former Bitwise Executives Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin, Jr. The SEC claims that the former co-CEOs of Bitwise misled investors about the company’s finances. The SEC adds that both Soberal and Olguin have agreed to resolve… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the end of last week we saw a number of updates regarding the push for ETFs, with VanEck readying an Ethereum futures ETF, Ark pushing to win the race for the first spot Bitcoin ETF and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delaying… Read More

November 4, 2022 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, which claims to be one of the largest crypto index fund managers, announced one of the “most significant” enhancements to the firm’s capabilities since its founding in 2017: the creation of Bitwise’s actively managed crypto strategies. The expansion into active strategies “marks… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 10:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto recently named Amin Dabit as their Chief Operating Officer Dabit has joined the next-gen alternative investment IRA custodian amid “significant growth” according to an update and detailed discussion with Crowdfund Insider on Thursday (August 19, 2021). Alto Solutions, Inc. (Alto), the next-gen self-directed IRA… Read More

June 15, 2021 @ 6:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley today announced an important achievement for his crypto index fund, one that has it more than halfway to a billion-dollar valuation. In a blog post today Horsley said Bitwise has completed a $70 million Series B which values it at more… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto-asset index and beta funds, announced on Tuesday it recently surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) across its fund family. As previously reported, Bitwise Asset Management claims it pioneered the first cryptocurrency index fund and is the leading provider… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto-asset index and beta funds, announced on Monday the launch of the Bitwise Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Crypto Index Fund. According to Bitwise, the formal index methodology is public and is overseen and adjusted on an ongoing basis by the Bitwise… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto-asset index and beta funds, announced on Monday it recently surpassed $500 million in assets under management (AUM), after reporting $100 million in AUM on October 28th. As previously reported, Bitwise Asset Management claims it pioneered the first cryptocurrency index fund and is the leading… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 1:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a crypto fund manager since 2017, has announced that the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (OTCQX: BITW) has liquidated its position in XRP. A Tweet indicated that Bitwise had held an emergency meeting yesterday where the decision was taken to liquidate the… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto-asset index and beta funds, announced on Wednesday the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (OTCQX: BITW) (the Fund) has liquidated its position in XRP. Bitwise revealed that on Tuesday, December 22nd, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto-asset index and beta funds, announced on Wednesday it has recently surpassed $100 million in crypto-assets. Founded in 2017, Bitwise Asset Management claims it pioneered the first cryptocurrency index fund and is the leading provider of rules-based exposure to… Read More

October 18, 2019 @ 3:39 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent a letter to NYSE Arca stating it is reviewing its rejection of the company’s request to bring a Bitcoin “Bitwise” ETF to market. While the Commission reviews its decision, the rejection has been stayed. The letter… Read More

May 16, 2019 @ 7:32 am By Cali Haan  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted itself more time to consider a request for a rule change that would allow Bitwise Asset Management to list a Bitcoin ETF product. Bitwise is a subsidiary of ICE, owners of the New York Stock exchange… Read More

May 7, 2019 @ 10:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

In March, Bitwise Asset Management pitched their case regarding the creation of a Bitcoin ETF to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While providing a compelling argument as to why the SEC should move forward with their ETF, the presentation also provided some interesting insight… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 4:06 am By Cali Haan  |  

Cryptocurrency market data aggregator CoinMarketCap.com, a reported “top 500″ cryptocurrency website, has admitted that concerns about the accuracy of data on its site recently expressed in an ETF affiliated document at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC )”are valid,” Bloomberg reports. In order to reduce… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of cryptoasset index and beta funds, announced on Thursday it has filed an initial registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a new proposed physically held bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to Bitwise, the… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management announced on Wednesday the launch of its two new low-cost, liquid beta funds, holding bitcoin and ether exclusively. According to Bitwise, the Bitwise Bitcoin Fund and the Bitwise Ethereum Fund are the second and third strategies in the Bitwise fund family, joining the… Read More

December 13, 2017 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise announced on Tuesday it is launching its Cryptocurrency Index Fund called the Bitwise HOLD 10 Private Index Fund. This news comes just after the company secured $4 million during its latest seed funding round, which received institutional backing from Khosla Ventures via Keith Rabois, General Catalyst via Hemant Taneja, Blockchain… Read More