GABI Deploys First Round of Client Capital in Bitcoin
Here's some pretty interesting news coming from the news wires. It's been freshly announced that the Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund (GABI) has deployed their fund assets into bitcoins after completing an initial offering period in early September. The price of bitcoin is low. Our last quote was $402 USD at Bitstamp, which means the timing if this is incredible for the fund. The press release issued today notes that the bitcoin purchase was done with digitalBTC, a digital currency solutions company with locations in Boston, Massachusetts, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and outside in....
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The Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund (GABI) has completed its first initial offer period and made its first purchase of bitcoin, according to the company. While the amount of cyptocurrency purchased has not been announced, it is clear that the fund delayed the move to make the most of the current decrease in the bitcoin price. GABI is incorporated in the island of Jersey and is possibly the world's first regulated bitcoin investment fund. Transparency and compliance. GABI made the decision to execute its first bitcoin purchase via digitalBTC, Australia's first publicly listed....
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