Coinbase Acquires One River Digital Asset Management

• Coinbase subsidiary will emerge from the acquisition of One River Digital Asset Management (ORDAM) to enhance institutions‘ access to crypto assets. • ORDAM’s current CEO, Eric Peters, will remain in his duty and continue chairing CBAM after the acquisition. • Coinbase and ORDAM share an ethos grounded in prudent risk management, a trait which …

Bitcoin Surges Alongside Expansion of Central Bank Balance Sheets

• Global central banks are trying to combat rising inflation by reducing their balance sheets (quantitative tightening) and increasing interest rates. • Bitcoin, the global world’s biggest cryptocurrency, has seen its value soar roughly 50% year-to-date despite the increase in central bank balance sheets. • Japan and China have continued to expand their balance sheets, …