The post Lantern Ventures Returns Capital, Considers Strategic Restructuring appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Points: Lantern Ventures returns $600M assets to investors, halts new investments. Potential restructuring as family office or acquisition in review. Staff layoffs likely, with no large-scale crypto sell-offs reported. Lantern Ventures, a London-based cryptocurrency hedge fund, is dissolving its external funds, returning capital to investors and halting new investments amid potential restructuring moves. This retreat reflects broader challenges in crypto finance post-FTX collapse, affecting market perceptions and potentially influencing employee job security across the sector. Lantern Ventures Halts Investments and Returns $600M Lantern Ventures, a hedge fund with assets previously pegged at $600 million, is dissolving external funds. Capital is being returned to investors, and new investments have ceased. Management might transition to a family office structure; alternatively, external acquisition is on the table. Many employees may confront layoffs, marking a significant personnel shift. While former Alameda Research members are involved, no official announcements have been made by Tara Mac Aulay or others on major platforms. In the wake of the disbandment, funds returned remove substantial capital from crypto market circulation, yet lack of significant asset dumps indicates managed exits. Unlike previous collapses, no specific coins face immediate fallout. This marks a stabilized approach contrasting past crypto-fund halts involving asset fire sales. “We are exploring various restructuring options, including potentially transitioning to a family office or seeking an acquisition.” – Tara Mac Aulay, Co-founder, Lantern Ventures. Community and industry feedback is subdued; crypto leaders have yet to issue detailed reactions. Regulatory bodies like the SEC and CFTC remain silent, and no significant on-chain activity hints at market ripple effects. Lantern’s closure resonates as part of a broader narrative post-FTX and Celsius disruptions. Market Stability Amid Lantern Ventures’ Structural Changes Did you know? The unwinding of Three Arrows Capital previously caused significant market disturbances, highlighting the potential impact Lantern Ventures… The post Lantern Ventures Returns Capital, Considers Strategic Restructuring appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Points: Lantern Ventures returns $600M assets to investors, halts new investments. Potential restructuring as family office or acquisition in review. Staff layoffs likely, with no large-scale crypto sell-offs reported. Lantern Ventures, a London-based cryptocurrency hedge fund, is dissolving its external funds, returning capital to investors and halting new investments amid potential restructuring moves. This retreat reflects broader challenges in crypto finance post-FTX collapse, affecting market perceptions and potentially influencing employee job security across the sector. Lantern Ventures Halts Investments and Returns $600M Lantern Ventures, a hedge fund with assets previously pegged at $600 million, is dissolving external funds. Capital is being returned to investors, and new investments have ceased. Management might transition to a family office structure; alternatively, external acquisition is on the table. Many employees may confront layoffs, marking a significant personnel shift. While former Alameda Research members are involved, no official announcements have been made by Tara Mac Aulay or others on major platforms. In the wake of the disbandment, funds returned remove substantial capital from crypto market circulation, yet lack of significant asset dumps indicates managed exits. Unlike previous collapses, no specific coins face immediate fallout. This marks a stabilized approach contrasting past crypto-fund halts involving asset fire sales. “We are exploring various restructuring options, including potentially transitioning to a family office or seeking an acquisition.” – Tara Mac Aulay, Co-founder, Lantern Ventures. Community and industry feedback is subdued; crypto leaders have yet to issue detailed reactions. Regulatory bodies like the SEC and CFTC remain silent, and no significant on-chain activity hints at market ripple effects. Lantern’s closure resonates as part of a broader narrative post-FTX and Celsius disruptions. Market Stability Amid Lantern Ventures’ Structural Changes Did you know? The unwinding of Three Arrows Capital previously caused significant market disturbances, highlighting the potential impact Lantern Ventures…

                                                                               Robinhood acquired an Indonesian brokerage and digital asset trading firm to access a market with 17 million crypto investors.                     Crypto and stock trading platform Robinhood is set to tap into Indonesia’s burgeoning cryptocurrency trading market after an agreement to acquire two local fintech companies.In an announcement on Sunday, Robinhood said it has entered into agreements to acquire Buana Capital, an Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a licensed Indonesian digital financial asset trader, “marking our entry into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing markets.”It said that Indonesia has more than 19 million capital market investors and 17 million crypto investors, making it a “compelling market for equities and crypto trading.”Read more