B2C2, a cryptocurrency market maker, has appointed Phillip Gillespie as CEO of B2C2 Japan. Effective 29 January, Gillespie will lead the company’s operations in Tokyo. Phillip joins from Goldman Sachs where he oversaw the FX G10 business for EMEA as part
Quedex, a crypto-centric futures and options exchange based out of Gibraltar, has bee ngranted a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Providers licence for trading of cryptocurrency derivatives and for custody of cryptocurrencies by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) making it
IZNES, the pan-European record-keeping platform for funds powered by SETL’s blockchain technology, has now started to process live transactions. OFI Asset Management has successfully used the IZNES system in a series of trials with selected clients following the development and
Stater Blockchain Limited, the owner of FCA regulated Prime of Prime brokerage Stater Global Markets, is to acquire Hashcove Limited, a UK-based blockchain focused tech company co-founded by Kunal Nandwani. Hashcove has deep domain expertise in Smart Contracts and KYC and has customised
European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp is partnering with cryptocurrency prime broker BCB Group to enable investors from the UK to transfer GBP directly to and from their Bitstamp accounts. Through this partnership, Bitstamp will be able to support deposits and withdrawals
REX Shares, LLC (REX), a provider of alternatives strategy funds and ETFs, has partnered with Brian Kelly, founder and CEO of BKCM (BKCM) and an investor in REX, to develop a line of ETFs and other funds designed to give
Digital Assets Data, a financial technology and data company focused on the burgeoning cryptoasset industry, has closed its first equity funding round, led by North Island, the investment firm of prominent technology investor and Silver Lake co-founder Glenn Hutchins, along
Prime Trust, a crypto custodian and trust company, has launched PrimeX allowing clients to instantly transfer any asset between Prime Trust account holders in real-time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Prime is being
Three weeks after the approval of bitcoin futures by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States, niche index provider Solactive is launching the Solactive Bitcoin Front Month Rolling Futures 5D Index, an index tracking the performance of XBT
APEX Token Fund (APEX), a San Francisco-based investment manager, has launched a tokenised cryptocurrency-focused fund of hedge funds, allowing investors access to a diversified portfolio of assets managed by a selection of top performing cryptocurrency hedge funds. Investors can buy
