Latest from Jamie Crawley
Houston Firefighters Pension Fund Makes Bitcoin, Ether Purchase
The fund has invested $25 million in crypto in what appears to be a first for a U.S. public pension plan.

Asset Manager Pimco to Extend Crypto Involvement: Report
Pimco’s chief investment officer said some of the fixed-income firm’s hedge-fund portfolios are already trading crypto-linked securities.

Crypto Custodian Copper Eyes $2.5B Valuation in $500M Funding Round Talks: Report
Just five months ago, Copper raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Dawn Capital and Target Global.

Purpose Investments Files to List 3 More Crypto ETFs in Canada
The Canada-based asset manager also plans to launch a privately offered fund providing exposure to decentralized finance (DeFi).

Hindenburg Research Offers $1M Reward to Uncover Tether’s Backing
The firm said it “has doubts” about Tether’s backing.

Stronghold Digital Upsizes IPO Price to $19 a Share
Shares are expected to commence trading on the Nasdaq Global Market today under the ticker symbol “SDIG.”

India’s Newest Crypto ‘Unicorn’ CoinSwitch Kuber in Talks with Government over Regulation: Report
CEO Ashish Singhal said the company is making “amazing progress” in its conversations with the government and regulators.

Silvergate Capital 3Q EPS Beats Estimates; Digital Currency Deposits Grew to $11.2B
Digital currency customers grew to 1,305 from 928 in the year-earlier period.

Signature Bank’s Q3 Deposits Grow by $10B to $95.57B
Q3 net income increased to $241.4M from $138.6M during the same period last year.

New York AG Directs 2 Crypto Lending Platforms to Cease Activities
Three other platforms were asked to provide information about their activities and products.
