Bitwise secures $70M in Series B funding from major Wall Street investors
Bitwise has attracted significant investments from major American institutional investors to the tune of $70 million. Bitwise, a four-year-old crypto asset management firm, has closed a Series B funding round, raising $70 million in fresh capital from investors.According to a report by CNBC on Tuesday, major Wall Street figures such as billionaire investor and Bitcoin (BTC) proponent Stanley Druckenmiller and David McCormick, CEO of asset management giant Bridgewater Associates, participated in the funding.Commenting on the stellar cast of investors, CNBC quoted Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley....
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