# Former BitGo employee will help deploy Andreessen Horowitz’s .2B crypto fund

# Former BitGo employee will help deploy Andreessen Horowitz’s $2.2B crypto fund

“# Former BitGo employee will help deploy Andreessen Horowitz’s $2.2B crypto fund ” Major venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz will be promoting a former employee of digital asset infrastructure provider BitGo to assist in running its $2.2 billion crypto fund. According to Andreessen Horowitz general partner Katie Haun, Arianna Simpson will be joining partners Chris…

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# China is pumping money out of the US with Bitcoin

# China is pumping money out of the US with Bitcoin

“# China is pumping money out of the US with Bitcoin ” The ongoing United States-China trade war is in its fourth year. Former U.S. President Donald Trump saw different results from what he initially expected: America has taken a hit from higher tariffs and sanctions against Chinese companies and hasn’t benefited from it nearly…

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#Agnelli heir reportedly eyed Armani tie-up to build luxury empire

#Agnelli heir reportedly eyed Armani tie-up to build luxury empire

“#Agnelli heir reportedly eyed Armani tie-up to build luxury empire” John Elkann, scion of Italy’s Agnelli family, has been exploring a possible tie up with fashion designer Giorgio Armani as part of a plan to build a luxury conglomerate potentially anchored around Ferrari, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Elkann, who chairs Franco-Italian car group…

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# 21Shares partners with German brokerage to offer crypto ETPs for savings accounts

# 21Shares partners with German brokerage to offer crypto ETPs for savings accounts

“# 21Shares partners with German brokerage to offer crypto ETPs for savings accounts ” Investment product issuer 21Shares has joined forces with comdirect, a leading online brokerage in Germany, to bring its cryptocurrency exchange-traded products, or ETPs, to savings accounts.  The partnership means that comdirect’s nearly 3 million customers will be able to integrate physically-backed…

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# Australian government awards M in grants to two blockchain startups

# Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups

“# Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups ” Australia’s Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced 5.6 million Australian dollars ($4.2 million) in grants to two blockchain-focused companies including traceability firm Everledger and technology consulting startup Convergence.tech. Everledger, a company focused on building a global registry for diamonds, has received 3 million…

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# Grayscale’s diversified crypto fund becomes SEC-reporting firm

# Grayscale’s diversified crypto fund becomes SEC-reporting firm

“# Grayscale’s diversified crypto fund becomes SEC-reporting firm ” Cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments continues reinforcing its commitment to digital currency investment products with a new filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The company announced Monday that it has filed a Form 10 registration statement 10 with the SEC on…

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