Tananbaum’s GoldenTree Sells Crypto Subsidiary to Republic

  • Fund managed as much as $150 million in crypto last September
  • Crypto suffered ‘regulatory and reputational’ issues last year

Joe Naggar

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Hedge fund manager Steven Tananbaum’s GoldenTree Asset Management has sold its crypto subsidiary to digital-asset investment firm Republic.

Joe Naggar, a former partner at GoldenTree, will join Republic Digital, a newly created entity under Republic, as chief executive officer and chief investment officer. The acquisition of GoldenChain, a wholly owned subsidiary of GoldenTree, was completed in the last week, Naggar said. He declined to disclose the terms of the deal, citing confidentiality.