Wealth managers and VCs are helping drive institutional crypto adoption — Wav...

Wealth managers and VCs are helping drive institutional crypto adoption — Wav...

“Things are much more encouraging, even though this is clearly a time of pain," said Wave Financial’s head of business development Mike Jones. Two executives at Wave Financial, an asset management firm providing bespoke strategies to high-net-worth individuals and entities, have reported seeing increased institutional demand for crypto products amid the bear market.Speaking to Cointelegraph at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto on Wednesday, Wave Financial’s head of business development Mike Jones said institutional investment in crypto could be driven by the high end of wealth....


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