Forbes contributor and Bitcoin Foundation board member Jon Matonis (@JonMatonis) writes an update on BitcoinFund (from Malta), the first Bitcoin Hedge Fund.  Excerpts:

“Institutional investors and hedge fund managers have secretly sought a regulated investment vehicle for bitcoin placements. Malta-based Exante Ltd. has the solution with their new Bitcoin Fund.”
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“Authorized and regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority, Exante offers the Bitcoin Fund with an initial minimum subscription of $100,000 and a 0.5% upfront subscription fee.”
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“U.S. persons and U.S. institutions will not be able to access the fund directly.”
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“The fund charges an annual management fee o.5% of Net Share Value payable monthly in order to provide the sophisticated security and wallet management that one would expect with such large amounts at stake.”
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“Using Shamir’s Secret Sharing algorithm, the container password is then split into three parts utilizing a 2-of-3 secret sharing model.”
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“Exante intends to provide a two-way secondary market for the trading of fund shares [which will] provide shorting opportunities without having to own the underlying asset.”

 - http://onforb.es/WyW6Q1
 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=150659.0 (Further discussion of the article.)

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