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Millennium memo warns staff to log personal crypto trades with compliance

The move comes as finance firms aim to tap the growing interest in crypto and pro traders seek to play the wild swings in assets such as bitcoin, ethereum and dogecoin

Millennium, headed by Israel Englander, is among hedge funds piling into crypto trusts, futures, and ETFs
Millennium, headed by Israel Englander, is among hedge funds piling into crypto trusts, futures, and ETFs Photo: Phil McCarten/Alamy

Millennium Management sent a memo to staff telling them to disclose any personal trading in cryptocurrencies to the hedge fund giant’s compliance team. 

The hedge fund’s bosses sent the memo to employees in late September, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. 

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