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   "text": "Blockchain enabled platforms for setting up private investment funds exert significant pressure on the existing fee structure because they generate competitive gains through fewer cost and time barriers to setting up and running a fund.",
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   "text": "The SEC's reasoning against the Bitcoin exchange traded fund does not transfer to blockchain based private investment funds, because such funds trade a diverse array of cryptocurrencies rather than Bitcoin alone and reach a much narrower investor audience, which curtails investor risk.",
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   "text": "Private investment funds operating solely on the Melon protocol are less likely to be required to register as a commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor, because the CFTC has not labelled digital assets a currency under its guidelines.",
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   "text": "Blockchain platforms for fund formation lower start up and compliance costs, which especially enables new and future managers to enter the market rather than merely benefiting existing managers.",
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   "text": "The SEC's reasoning against the Bitcoin ETF does not transfer to blockchain based private investment funds such as those built on Melonport, because such funds trade a diverse array of cryptocurrencies and reach a much more limited and accredited audience, which curtails investor risk.",
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