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A new release by investment manager Morgan Stanley says the crypto industry is getting less decentralized. According to it, although blockchain technology may be decentralized, the potential risk is that while regulations toward crypto develop, there is a need to implement most of the operations on...

Leading bank Morgan Stanley predicts that the amount of venture capital crypto investments may decrease by 50% this year. The institution said in a report, despite the latest fall of the market, crypto investments remain high. Last year, crypto firms secured a record of $30 bln of VC investments....

Global investment bank Morgan Stanley finds that the use of crypto as a payment method can grow. The bank released a report mentioning that few people use crypto to buy goods as costs for transactions are high and merchants don’t accept them for payments. However, that fact is changing, Morgan...

Over-collateralization and regulation will limit the continued exponential growth of the DeFi sector in the coming years. Analysts at Morgan Staley came to these conclusions. Investment bank experts noted that they did not find much evidence for the thesis that DeFi protocols significantly improve...

SEC records as of September 27, disclose that New York-based international investment company Morgan Stanley has expanded its shares of Grayscale BTC Trust by over 105% since April. As mentioned in the papers, at the end of July, the Europe Opportunity Fund, focused on settled firms and startups,...

New York-headquartered international bank Morgan Stanley extended its indirect Bitcoin exposure by adding over one million Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares worth about $40 M at the moment. The institution filed the purchase filing with the SEC on August 25. As the report shows, Morgan Stanley...

New York-headquartered international bank Morgan Stanley acquired 28,289 shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust via its Europe Opportunity Fund. The recent filing with the SEC shows that the deal took place in April. The Fund's objective is to get the highest amount of income by investing in assets that...

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has hired a former managing executive and head of Morgan Stanley's compliance department Ian Rooney. Rooney will lead the corporate compliance team. He will help the company prepare for a direct listing of shares. Previously, Coinbase invited Brett Redfearn, ex-director of...

Multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley enables customers who correspond specific points to reach Bitcoin funds. The establishment will introduce 3 of them: two from Galaxy Digital and one from NYDIG and Franklin Square Holdings. Access to these supplies is only possible for the customers...

New-York based international investment bank and financial services provider Morgan Stanley announced it may add Bitcoin to its list of bets. The firm's wing Counterpoint Global views the option and is waiting to get confirmation from the firm and regulators. Counterpoint Global is a $150 B...

New York-based multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley had acquired 792,627 shares in business intelligence firm MicroStrategy. This is a 10.9% stake in a company that has made large investments in Bitcoin over the last several months. MicroStrategy has shown interest in the crypto industry...

Jeffrey Wang, who used to be head at Morgan Stanley, has joined a crypto company run by his former colleagues, part of a thriving group of ex-Wall Streeters taking a shot in the volatile world of digital assets. Wang will work out of Vancouver as leader of Americas for Shenzhen, China-based Amber...