PANews reported on January 7th that Karatage, a London-based proprietary hedge fund focused on digital assets and emerging technologies, has appointed Shane O'Callaghan as Senior Partner and Head of Institutional Strategy. O'Callaghan previously worked at Dutch market maker IMC Trading, where he served as Global Head of Institutional Partnerships and Digital Asset Sales for the past year. Prior to joining IMC, O'Callaghan was Head of Global Business Development at crypto trading platform Portofino Technologies and Head of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at the now-defunct crypto lending platform BlockFi.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, Karatage invests in digital assets, cryptocurrency funds, and blockchain-related companies.