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Institutional investors are gradually increasing crypto exposure as Bitcoin leads allocation preferences amid rising fund inflows and improving market sentiment. Fund managers are warming back up to digital assets, with Bitcoin continuing to dominate allocation preferences even as broader crypto sentiment improves, according to a new survey by CoinShares. The April survey gathered responses from 26 institutional investors overseeing a combined $1.3 trillion in assets under management. Allocations to digital assets remain relatively modest, at around 1%, reflecting what CoinShares described as “typical entry sizing” in the current de-risking environment. “Bitcoin remains the digital asset with the most compelling growth outlook,” CoinShares head of research James Butterfill wrote in the report. Sentiment toward Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) also improved modestly compared with previous quarters. Read more

HashKey Capital, an asset management firm focused on crypto and blockchain investments, has announced the first closing of its fourth fund, HashKey Fintech Multi-Strategy Fund IV securing $250 million in commitments. The post HashKey Capital Secures $250M First Close for Fund IV, Targets $500M AUM appeared first on Cryptonews.

Brian Armstrong detailed Coinbase's vision for onchain startup infrastructure following its $375 million Echo acquisition, aiming to enable companies to incorporate, raise capital, and list publicly through blockchain rails within two to three years. The post Coinbase CEO Wants Every Startup to Launch, Fund, and IPO Onchain appeared first on Cryptonews.

Arthur Hayes has pursued a $250M raise for Maelstrom’s first equity fund to acquire profitable off-chain crypto firms via SPVs with institutional backing. The move has come as crypto M&A has hit $10B in Q3 2025, with deals like Coinbase–Deribit and Ripple–Hidden Road. The post Arthur Hayes’ Family Office Targets $250M Fund to Back Mid-Sized Crypto Firms: Report appeared first on Cryptonews.

Fund manager Bill Miller IV says the government shouldn’t be able to tax Bitcoin because it requires no work on their end. Governments have no right to tax Bitcoin because managing ownership rights requires no administrative efforts, says Miller Value Partners chief investment officer Bill Miller IV. “For them to reach their hand in there doesn’t make a ton of sense,” Miller told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast on Wednesday. Miller, known for his early Bitcoin (BTC) advocacy, said Bitcoin doesn’t rely on government infrastructure to verify or enforce property rights, unlike traditional assets such as real estate. Read more

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