{"id":272042,"date":"2021-06-11T15:35:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T12:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hedge-fund-manager-alan-howard-invests-in-two-crypto-startups\/"},"modified":"2021-06-11T15:35:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T12:35:05","slug":"hedge-fund-manager-alan-howard-invests-in-two-crypto-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hedge-fund-manager-alan-howard-invests-in-two-crypto-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"# Hedge fund manager Alan Howard invests in two crypto startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Hedge fund manager Alan Howard invests in two crypto startups  <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDYvYjg1YzhmYWMtOTgxNS00MTAyLWJjYjUtZTVmMDZjNGEzODY1LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>Billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard continues backing the cryptocurrency industry with fresh investment in two digital asset startups.<\/p>\n<p>The co-founder of major asset manager Brevan Howard led a $25 million extension fund raise for London-based crypto services firm Copper.co. The company <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/copper.co\/insights\/crypto-scaleup-copper-co-secures-50-million-series-b-investment-co-led-by-dawn-capital-and-target-global\">announced<\/a> Friday that the new investment follows a $50 million <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> B funding round led by companies like Dawn Capital and Target Global.<\/p>\n<p>The additional funding will be directed to further strengthen Copper\u2019s expertise in enabling traditional financial firms to benefit from blockchain <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and cryptocurrencies. The firm stressed that the additional funding shows the growing interest in crypto from the traditional finance sector.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hot on the heels of our Series B $50m raise, Alan Howard of Brevan Howard has invested $25m in Copper. <\/p>\n<p>This additional funding signals the growing interest and endorsement from the traditional finance sector in cryptoassets. <\/p>\n<p>Full details: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HCdp0uJ1wm\">https:\/\/t.co\/HCdp0uJ1wm<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JzY4zyU17d\">pic.twitter.com\/JzY4zyU17d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Copper (@CopperHQ) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CopperHQ\/status\/1403276922541461508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The Copper investment follows another Howard-backed $12 million fundraise for Asian crypto investment platform Kikitrade <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forkast.news\/kikitrade-crypto-exchange-apac-expansion\/\">announced<\/a> Thursday. The startup intends to channel the new capital to expand its business and compliance across Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Berkshire Hathaway invests $500M in Brazilian digital bank<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Howard has previously invested in major crypto firms like European digital asset manager CoinShares, blockchain and software development company Block.one, and institutional crypto trading platform Elwood. <\/p>\n<p>Howard also owns a 25% stake with One River Digital Asset Management, a United States-based hedge fund that purchased $600 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) last year. Earlier this year, Howard <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euromoney.com\/article\/288vx5aa6yylgsmig72f4\/fintech\/alan-howard-invests-alongside-nomura-in-digital-asset-custody\">led<\/a> a $25 million funding round for Komainu, a digital asset custody services provider created by global bank Nomura in partnership with crypto wallet firm Ledger and CoinShares.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The co-founder of major asset manager Brevan Howard led a $25 million extension fund raise for London-based crypto services firm Copper.co. 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