Posted by Mike Dellavalle and John DomingoThe digital asset space continues to captivate us with every nuance and (rev)evolutionary moment. For 2025, we believe there will be even more excitement and energy to both monitor and experience. Below are the five trends topping our radar:Approval and...
Read MorePosted by Jake Biondo and Colin McLaughlinOne of the most important aspects of managing and advising investment funds is to protect those who invest in your fund. This includes providing them with timely audited financial statements to assist them in making critical investment decisions and...
Read MoreEarlier this summer the IRS issued final regulations on information reporting requirements for digital assets, including determining amount realized and basis allocations. At the same time, the regulatory body also provided safe harbor relief for taxpayers to substantiate their basis allocations...
Read MoreThis year has been historic for both the digital asset and exchange-traded fund (ETF) communities. In January, the SEC approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs, followed by eight spot Ethereum ETFs in July. With extensive experience and expertise in both the registered ETF and digital asset private fund...
Read MoreCohen & Co is pleased to announce Mike Dellavalle has been named Market Leader, Technology & Life Sciences, effective June 1, 2024. This highly technical industry group of assurance, tax and advisory professionals works with the digital asset ecosystem of funds, fund managers and...
Read MoreThis year our fall CPE conference took on a slightly different shape. We of course had technical-focused educational sessions on topics geared toward private companies, but we also had the opportunity to join our investment industry colleagues and clients for extended networking and some...
Read MoreMembers of our Digital Assets Group recently attended Permissionless II, one of the largest DeFi events in the industry. We walked away with many great insights, but most importantly, the conference highlighted some key trends and issues that stand to greatly impact the digital assets space...
Read MoreSince being thrust into the public eye roughly six years ago, digital assets and their owners have struggled with being viewed, by some, as illegitimate — or at the very least, risky. From digital native techies wearing hoodies and coding in entirely new languages to the asset class as a...
Read MoreFor the second year in a row Cohen & Co has been named the best audit provider by Hedgeweek in their second annual 2023 U.S. Digital Assets Awards.
Read MoreAs the digital asset and registered fund spaces continue to intersect — with the first Bitcoin (BTC) regulated fund launching just over a year ago — there is much to sort through and many ongoing lessons to learn as to which products make sense for which types of investors. From...
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