13 May Firm With Ties To Former ‘Sheriff Of Wall Street’ Discloses $140 Million Bitcoin Fund
New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) today disclosed it has sold nearly $140 million in a previously unknown bitcoin fund. The New York Company, granted a BitLicense from the state in 2018, revealed the fund in a Form D filing for exemption to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dated today.
Formally called the NYDIG Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund LP, the fund began selling just a week ago, on May 5, according to the documents. Described as a pooled investment fund, meaning multiple investors participated in the capital raise, the investment group requested its exemption under Rule 506(b) of the Regulation D safe harbor protections established in 2013.
While little is known about the new…