Asset management

Mirae Asset raises Strategy stake by 24% to 168,634 shares

Bitcoin Treasuries said in a post on X that Mirae Asset Financial Group, which it described as a $1 trillion financial group, has increased its position in Strategy (MSTR) by 24%. The post said Mirae Asset now holds 168,634 shares in the bitcoin treasury company, with the stake valued at $21.8 million. The update frames the move as a way for the South Korean asset manager to expand its bitcoin exposure through equity ownership in Strategy rather than direct BTC holdings. The post also described Mirae Asset Financial Group as South Korea’s largest asset management company. The information was cited by ChainCatcher in a market analysis news brief.

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Bitcoin ETF

5 days agoNews Editor

Galaxy’s Alex Thorn says Bitcoin ETF 13F filings are still in the early stage

Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn said disclosures on Bitcoin ETF holdings through 13F filings are still at an early stage, with most large asset managers and registered investment advisers typically submitting their forms closer to the Nov. 16 deadline. Even so, some long-term capital has already added to Bitcoin ETF positions in the third quarter. Thorn pointed to an initial filing from wealth advisory firm SIGFIG Wealth Management, which showed its clients increased Bitcoin ETF holdings by about $73 million during the quarter. He also said a meaningful share of the assets managed by SIGFIG comes from retail client accounts at banks including Wells Fargo, Citizens, Santander and UBS. The update highlights that the current round of filings may not yet reflect the full picture of institutional Bitcoin ETF ownership.

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ProAllocate

5 days agoNews Editor

ProAllocate launches AI-native research platform for professional investors

ProAllocate said it has launched an AI-native research platform aimed at professional investors and asset allocators. The company said the platform is designed to make the views of global asset management firms not only searchable, but also usable for research. The update was carried by Techub, which cited Finextra as the source. No additional product details, rollout timeline, or market coverage were disclosed in the brief announcement. The launch positions the platform around institutional research use cases rather than retail-facing tools, based on the wording provided in the source item.

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Vanguard

6 days agoNews Editor

Vanguard ETF discloses first purchase of 4.5 million Metaplanet shares

Odaily reported that VSS, a small-cap exchange-traded fund under Vanguard, disclosed a first-time purchase of 4.5 million shares in Metaplanet, a Bitcoin treasury company listed as 3350.T. The stake was valued at $7.5 million. Vanguard, which manages $13 trillion in assets, is identified in the report as the world’s second-largest asset manager. According to Bitcoin Treasuries, the position gives Vanguard added Bitcoin exposure through a corporate Bitcoin treasury vehicle rather than through direct BTC holdings. The disclosure marks the first time the Vanguard fund has reported holding shares in Metaplanet.

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Gate

9 days agoNews Editor

Gate CEO Dr. Han says Gate Money aims to link investing and payments, with user base set to double in one to two years

Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han used the latest episode of the Gatecast podcast to lay out the thinking behind Gate Money and where the product is headed next. He said the company is extending capabilities built over years in trading into asset management and everyday payments, with the goal of reaching a broader user base. A key target, he said, is to double Gate Money users within the next one to two years. According to Dr. Han, the product is built on Gate’s existing trading infrastructure, institutional client base, and market-making liquidity, which support conversions across multiple asset types. He also pointed to the company’s global licensing footprint and its partnerships with banks and payment networks as the basis for fund transfers and consumer spending use cases. In his example, Gate Money could make it possible to "buy coffee with stocks," showing how assets may be used beyond investment alone. He also said that in eligible regions, users can open bank accounts in their own names, use familiar payment methods, and rely on blockchain rails for transfers, while idle funds can be placed into yield products. Looking ahead, he also discussed the prospect of AI Agents assisting with asset allocation and fund management around the clock.

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Grayscale

11 days agoNews Editor

Grayscale launches in-kind investment feature for 10 products

Grayscale has introduced an in-kind investment feature that lets eligible investors contribute qualifying digital assets directly in exchange for shares of selected Grayscale products. The firm said the structure can reduce the burden of self-custody, may lower execution costs, and can make it easier to incorporate these holdings into traditional portfolio management workflows. The feature is now available across 10 products. They include Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF (GAVA), Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC), Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF (GLNK), Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF (ETH), Grayscale Dogecoin Trust ETF (GDOG), Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG), Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL), Grayscale Sui Staking ETF (GSUI), Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (GXRP), and The Zcash ETF (ZCSH).

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Ruane Cunniff

13 days agoNews Editor

Ruane Cunniff launches Sequoia ETF with $6.6 billion in initial assets

Asset manager Ruane Cunniff has launched the actively managed Sequoia ETF, according to a PR Newswire release cited by Techub News. The new fund combines the Sequoia Fund with most of Ruane Cunniff’s taxable separately managed accounts into a single portfolio. Ruane Cunniff said the ETF starts with $6.6 billion in assets under management, making it one of the largest launches ever for an actively managed ETF. The announcement centers on the structure of the new vehicle and its starting asset base, with the firm framing the debut as a notably large issuance in the active ETF segment.

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VanEck

17 days agoNews Editor

VanEck seeks to withdraw filing for Lido staking Ether ETF

VanEck is seeking to withdraw its filing for a Lido staking Ether ETF, according to a report by The Defiant cited by ChainCatcher. The proposed fund had been designed to hold stETH directly and give investors exposure to Lido’s liquid staking token through brokerage accounts. The report said the fund’s registration never became effective, meaning the product did not reach the formal launch stage. Lido remains the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, while stETH is the liquid staking token it issues. Users who stake ETH through the protocol can keep asset liquidity while earning staking rewards. The move concerns a product tied specifically to Lido’s staking structure rather than a spot Ether fund holding ETH alone, and the cited report did not say the registration had advanced into an effective issuance process before the withdrawal effort.

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