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A Crypto Fund King Says Bitcoin Will Be the Biggest Bubble Ever

By Erik Schatzker
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Mike Novogratz is reinventing himself as the king of bitcoin.

The swaggering macro manager who flamed out at Fortress Investment Group is starting a $500 million hedge fund to invest in cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, and related companies. Novogratz will put up $150 million of his own money and plans to raise $350 million more by January, mainly from family offices, wealthy individuals, and fellow hedge fund managers, said a person familiar with his plans.

At that size, the Galaxy Digital Assets Fund would be the biggest of its kind and signal a growing acceptance of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether as legitimate investments. For Novogratz, 52, the fund marks a comeback to professional money management after humbling losses at Fortress and almost two years of self-imposed exile from Wall Street.

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Novogratz, in an interview with Bloomberg Television, declined to confirm or deny that he's raising a fund, citing regulatory constraints. He did talk at length about his recent experience with digital assets and why he's eager to trade them.

"This is going to be the largest bubble of our lifetimes," Novogratz said. "Prices are going to get way ahead of where they should be. You can make a whole lot of money on the way up, and we plan on it." ...

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