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Karatage Hedge Fund Appoints IMC Veteran Shane O'Callaghan as Senior Partner
BlockBeats News, January 7th, according to CoinDesk, London-based digital asset hedge fund Karatage announced the appointment of Shane O'Callaghan as Senior Partner and Head of Institutional Strategy. O'Callaghan previously served as Global Head of Institutional Partnerships and Digital Asset Sales at the Dutch market maker IMC Trading, and has held positions at Portofino Technologies and BlockFi.
Founded in 2017, Karatage focuses on investments in digital assets, crypto funds, and blockchain-related companies. Karatage CEO Marius Barnett stated that this appointment will help the company "implement a higher level of strategy and grow faster."
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