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Investors are contemplating bitcoin’s current ESG compliance. But for Keiretsu Capital, Mercury Fund and others, the focus is on the currency’s future ESG potential.

In venture capital, the current moment is allowing more diverse managers at the table, according to Mendoza Ventures founders’ Adrian and Senofer Mendoza.

The Biden administration and the Democrats’ slim majority in Congress offer a window for changes to policy, including increases to capital gains, closing the carried interest loophole, and anti-trust legislation. It could prove serious for the venture capital industry.

First-time VC investors took a hit amid covid-19 lockdowns, but the re-opening of much of the economy this summer is expected to result in more face-to-face meetings with LPs, according to placement agent Kelly DePonte of Probitas Partners.

Large exits in Europe during Q1 involving marketplace companies Toro, Cazoo, and Lilium are fueling growth in the sector, say investors from SpeedInvest and Adevinta

US venture capital funds and investors are trailing Europe, which is ahead of the game on ESG regulation and adoption. Stephanie Baxter reports on what can be learned from the bloc.

With an eye on VC, the $12.2bn public pension is particularly interested in women-owned and minority-owned venture firms, according to CIO Angela Miller-May.

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have reached a tipping point where to ignore their impact on online transactions could leave businesses scrambling to catch up, writes Lee Bruno.

The venture community’s use of ‘pattern matching’ past successes to find the next big opportunity has excluded many female- and diverse-owned start-ups from raising capital. But as climate-tech investing gains steam, these start-ups that are showing some of the greatest potential to innovate in lower-income communities.

British Patient Capital aims to accelerate investment into UK venture capital and encourage more institutional buyers to join in, writes Nick Reeve.