Mike Novogratz, the billionaire founder of crypto asset management firm Galaxy Digital, has told his followers that his Terra- (LUNA)-inspired tattoo will serve as a reminder to remain humble in the world of venture capital investing. Following the fallout of the recent LUNA/TerraUSD meltdown, Novogratz penned an open letter on Wednesday, telling his followers that: “My tattoo will be a constant reminder that venture investing requires humility.” It was on Jan. 5 that Novogratz first showed off his wolf-themed tattoo to his 461,000 Twitter followers in an enthusiastic demonstration of his support for the now-collapsed Terra ecosystem. pic.twitter.com/GBZ6qq4kdr — Mike …

Cryptocurrency investment manager Galaxy Digital Holdings reported a sharp loss in the first quarter due to unrealized losses in its digital asset portfolio, underscoring heightened volatility in the digital asset sector in 2022. Galaxy Digital reported a net comprehensive loss of $111.7 million in the quarter ending March 31, compared to a gain of $858.2 million in the same quarter of 2021, the company announced Monday. In addition to unrealized losses in its digital asset portfolio, Galaxy’s overall losses were also attributed to investments in its trading and investment businesses. The firm did report aggregate profitability for its asset management, …

Cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital has not managed to finalize the acquisition of the digital asset custodian BitGo in the first quarter of 2022 as the firm originally planned. Galaxy Digital has made some changes to the terms of its acquisition of BitGo, CEO Mike Novogratz announced in an earnings call on Thursday. “We’ve adjusted the deal some, for progress that BitGo has made,” Novogratz said, noting that BitGo has hired about 150 people since the firms originally signed the deal in May last year. He added that Galaxy remains committed to “integrating BitGo and becoming an institutional crypto platform” …

The American investment bank Goldman Sachs continues expanding its cryptocurrency trading expertise by executing its first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) crypto options trade. Goldman Sachs executed its first OTC crypto transaction in collaboration with the trading unit of Michael Novogratz’s cryptocurrency investment management firm Galaxy Digital. According to a joint announcement on Monday, the OTC transaction was in the form of a Bitcoin (BTC) non-deliverable option (NDO), representing one of the first OTC crypto transactions by a major bank in the United States. “We are pleased to have executed our first cash-settled cryptocurrency options trade with Galaxy,” said Max Minton, Goldman Sachs’ …

Financial services giant Goldman Sachs has been offering clients exposure to ETH through Galaxy Digital’s Ethereum Fund according to a new Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Goldman Sachs clients keen on spot exposure to Ethereum (ETH) have been offered space in Galaxy’s ETH Fund. This strategy became apparent in a Mar. 8 filing from Galaxy which listed Goldman as a recipient of introduction fees for referring clients to the fund. Galaxy Digital is billionaire Mike Novogratz’s crypto-focused financial service provider. It controlled $2.8 billion assets under management (AUM) as of the end of Q4 2021. It is unclear exactly how …

Bitcoin (BTC) staged an impressive recovery after dropping to its three-month low of $42,333 on Dec. 4, rising to as high as $51,000 since. The BTC price retracement primarily surfaced due to increased buying activity among addresses that hold less than 1 BTC. In contrast, the Bitcoin wallets with balances between 1,000 BTC and 10,000 BTC did little in supporting the upside move, data collected by Ecoinometrics showed. "Bitcoin is still stuck in a situation where small addresses are willing to stack sats [the smallest unit account of Bitcoin], while the whale addresses aren't really accumulating," the crypto-focused newsletter noted …

Galaxy Digital, a cryptocurrency brokerage and merchant bank founded by billionaire investor Michael Novogratz, announced on Monday that it would be issuing $500 million in exchangeable senior notes to accelerate business initiatives. The debt is convertible into company equity and bears an interest rate of 3% per annum, with maturity in 2026. New expansion areas include non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, with the firm committing $62 million of its capital into 22 NFT related companies since the start of the year. Over the years, Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz has been a famed bullish investor of Bitcoin (BTC) and …

Galaxy Digital Holdings, Mike Novogratz’s cryptocurrency investment management firm, is not going public in the United States in late 2021 as the firm previously planned. Galaxy Digital has postponed plans for a U.S. listing, now expecting to go public in the first quarter of 2022, the company’s founder and CEO Novogratz announced Monday. “We look forward to our U.S. listing and the close of our BitGo acquisition, which we now expect will occur in the first quarter of 2022,” he said. The U.S. The Securities and Exchange Commission is yet to approve Galaxy Digital’s potential listing on an American exchange, …

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has slumped below $40,000 for the first time in six weeks. The slide took place near the close of the day on Tuesday, with BTC prices having drawn down by 16% from nearly $47,300 at the start of the day to tag a local low of $39,650 at roughly 9 pm UTC. The move marked a 25% retracement from BTC’s local highs above $50,000 on Sept. 7. However, the pullback came after Bitcoin had gained more than 80% since hitting $29,300 on July 20 and then heading into early September’s highs. Bitcoin has since recovered …

The crypto market is back to major price swings followed by a Bitcoin (BTC) price crash on Tuesday, the day the largest cryptocurrency became legal tender in El Salvador. But it was not unexpected for many crypto veterans, including Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz. Speaking to Bloomberg, the billionaire Bitcoin bull said that crypto is still dominated by retail investors who are “too excited” by the recent interest from institutions such as Visa and Amazon. People are realizing that “crypto is not just Bitcoin being bought as a hedge against bad monetary fiscal policy,” he said. “But maybe, more importantly, …

Mike Novogratz’s crypto investment firm, Galaxy Digital Holdings, has posted a second-quarter loss of $175.8 million. The figure provides a stark contrast to the firm’s first-quarter report, which booked $860 million in comprehensive net profit earlier this year. Galaxy Digital posted its financial results as of June 30 on Monday, with the firm attributing the $175.8-million Q2 loss to asset price declines after FUD-inducing narratives fueled the crypto downturn in May. “During the quarter, our results were impacted by a 34% decline in overall digital asset prices and a 41% decline in the price of Bitcoin, relative to the end …

Mike Novogratz’s investment management firm Galaxy Digital has reportedly participated in a $50 million funding round for Figment, a crypto staking startup. According to Bloomberg on Monday, Galaxy Digital joined investors like Anchorage and Bonfire Ventures in a Series B funding round led by Senator Investment Group and Liberty City Ventures. The company is now reportedly worth about $500 million following the fresh injection of investment capital. Commenting on the funding round, Lorien Gabel, CEO of Figment, said that the funding marks a “new chapter” for the firm. The announcement also included a quote from Novogratz describing the yield generating …