Tag: Investors

Ondo Finance Plans Yield-Generating Stablecoin Alternative For Institutional Investors

Enter Flux Finance, a decentralized finance protocol backed by Ondo that functions as a permissionless touchpoint and, crucially, makes it accessible to retail investors. Allman says one way retail investors can access OMMF’s yield without owning the security outright is by lending non-yield stablecoins like USDT and USDC into Flux, a protocol he describes as “similar to Aave and Compound” but without the overcollateralization. Then, whitelisted institutional clients can borrow the stablecoins in the Flux pool and mint OMMF, pocketing a small spread and paying out some yield to the…

Former investment banker charged for allegedly defrauding crypto investors

The federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charged a former investment banker and registered broker for allegedly defrauding numerous investors by promising profits on fake cryptocurrency investments and misappropriating the funds received to finance his lifestyle.  Documents with the court claim the defendant, Rashawn Russell, misused the growing interest in crypto investments to mislead investors. Russell convinced multiple investors to reinvest their fiat savings into cryptocurrencies, often promising significant or “guaranteed” returns. However, it is alleged that Russell misappropriated the investors’ money to fund his personal lifestyle. Breon Peace, United…

Shapella could bring institutional investors to Ethereum despite risks

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Ethereum’s Shanghai/Capella upgrade — also known by the portmanteau Shapella — may not be the technical marvel of last year’s “Merge” or introduce turbocharged speeds to the network.  Volumes of over 100,000 transactions per second will have to wait for future “danksharding” upgrades, according to the Ethereum Foundation. But the hard fork remains an important step on Ethereum’s roadmap to the future, i.e., further shoring up the network’s new validation mechanism while (potentially) removing barriers for institutional investors. Currently scheduled for 10:27 pm UTC on April 12, the upgrade will…

XRP’s Four-Week Rally Was Led by Retail Investors: Kaiko

“Looking at buy and sell transactions on the two largest Korean exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, market sell orders overwhelmingly outpace market buys for orders over 200k XRP (~$95k),” Kaiko’s analysts said in a weekly note published Monday. “In contrast, the buy/sell ratio was much more balanced for smaller orders.” Source

Over 99% of crypto investors don’t report taxes, report indicates

As the cryptocurrency market continues to grow, tax authorities worldwide face mounting challenges in ensuring compliance.  A recent study by Divly, a crypto-tax platform, reveals that a mere 0.53% of cryptocurrency investors globally declared their crypto activities to local tax authorities in 2022.  STUDY: Divly, a tax preparation service in Sweden, conducted a survey which found that only 0.53% of global crypto holders pay taxes on digital assets. Finland had the highest percentage of taxpayers at about 4%. — Coingraph | News (@CoingraphNews) April 7, 2023 This article delves into…

Robinhood Reaches $10M Settlement with State Securities Regulators for Failing Investors

Multifaceted trading platform Robinhood will pay the $10 million fine to DFPI following an investigation by NASAA. Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) has reached a $10.2 million settlement with the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). According to reports, the financial services company is paying the penalty for “operational and technical failures” that harmed investors. The Robinhood settlement follows a probe by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). The NASAA looked into complaints regarding the company’s system outages and service unavailability that cost users several trading opportunities. During the Robinhood…

Study claims 99.5% of crypto investors did not pay taxes in 2022

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Swedish crypto tax firm Divly has released a new report that estimates that only 0.53% of crypto investors globally paid tax on their crypto in 2022 — however tax experts have cast doubt on the figures and methodology.  The Divly report published on April 5 came up with the estimate after analyzing the relationship between the number of people who declared cryptocurrency in their tax returns, and the search volume for crypto tax-related keywords in various countries. It also used the number of crypto holders in each country according to…

Smaller investors can have outsized impact on crypto investment markets: BIS study

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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a working paper examining “crypto carry” — the differences between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) spot and futures prices — and its effect on crypto investment markets. The complex paper sheds light on the behavior of crypto investors, particularly smaller investors, in relation to boom and bust cycles. “Carry” describes the results of “going long in the spot market, while selling forward the same amount forward via a futures contract.” The paper bases its findings on “stylized facts” based on a variety…

US state regulators announce $10M settlement with Robinhood ‘for failing investors’

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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation said that the company behind cryptocurrency and stock trading platform Robinhood will likely pay more than $10 million in penalties “for operational and technical failures that harmed main street investors.” In an April 6 announcement, the DFPI said the settlement — up to $10.2 million — was the result of an investigation by the North American Securities Administrators Association in conjunction with securities regulators from Alabama, Colorado, California, Delaware, New Jersey, South Dakota and Texas. The platform suffered a series of system outages…