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Jaime Baeza said that the fast-paced environment and regulatory uncertainty are some of the challenges institutions face in Web3. With more institutions joining the Web3 space, regulation has been identified as one of the trickier challenges that can either smother creativity or become a potential catalyst to broader adoption. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Jaime Baeza, the CEO of crypto hedge fund ANB Investments, shared the challenges in managing funds in the crypto space, opportunities that come amid regulatory uncertainty, and his beliefs on what could lead to broader adoption of....
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against a cryptocurrency hedge fund founder for fraud. The regulator is seeking an emergency order freezing $25 million in digital assets held by a crypto hedge fund he controls. Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Sued in the US The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued a crypto hedge fund founder in Manhattan federal court. The regulator alleges that Stefan Qin, a 23-year-old Australian, defrauded investors in his $92.4 million cryptocurrency arbitrage fund, according to Tuesday’s court filing. Qin founded New....