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The $26 billion investment fund founded by billionaire George Soros is preparing to dive into cryptocurrency trading, even though Soros himself previously described them as a “bubble,” according to reports.
Here are the current crypto prices:
What’s happening:
- A former portfolio manager at Steve Cohen’s Point72 is setting out to launch a $50 million crypto hedge fund
- Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency plunges to its lowest levels since December
- The Japanese crypto exchange that was the victim of a $530 million heist is being taken over
- $1.6 billion cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a venture fund to create an ‘open financial system for the world’
- UBS: AMD is more at risk from a crypto crash than Nvidia
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- How to buy and sell cryptocurrencies using Coinbase on your iPhone
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- How to buy Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency
- An ETF veteran who ditched Wall Street for crypto explains how bitcoin can fit into a portfolio
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