deVere's Green dumps 'half of bitcoin holdings' over Christmas

Profit-taking to buy more later

deVere Group's CEO Nigel Green sold half of his bitcoin holdings over the Christmas period, despite the fact he believes the long-term trajectory for the cryptocurrency is "undoubtedly upwards".

Green, who has been chief executive of the firm since 2002, describes himself as "one of the first high-profile cryptocurrency advocates" but reduced his exposure as the price of the asset hit an all-time...