WFE Calls for Standardised Regulatory Approach to Stablecoins
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has called for the development of a common taxonomy to meet the…
In the FICC of It
In this week’s podcast, Colin Lambert casts his eye over a new challenge facing Refinitiv Benchmarks over the London 4pm Fix – something he confesses…
Voyager Digital Partners with Crypto PB Bosonic
Crypto asset broker, Voyager Digital Canada, has partnered with crypto-focussed prime broker Bosonic (formerly OTCXN). The partnership brings liquidity and trade execution to institutional clients…
SBI Buys Minority Stake in B2C2
SBI Financial Services has bought a minority stake in digital assets trading firm B2C2 for $30 million. The firms say the investment marks the start…
Mrkts Partners with Deribit
TradingScreen’s Mrkets subsidiary is partnering with bitcoin futures and options exchange Deribit to enable institutional investors to trade cryptocurrency options for the first time on the Markts…
Bitcoin ETN Launches on Xetra
Deutsche Boerse today announced the first digital asset to list on Xetra. The BTCetc, Bitcoin Exchange Traded Crypto (BTCE), issued by ETC Issuance – is…
GSR Expands Global Trading Leadership Team
Digital asset trading and market making firm, GSR, today announces the appointment of Aman Bhalla as director of trading operations and Meng Hwee Neo as…
COVID-19 Crisis Speeds Up Use of Digital Payments
The coronavirus pandemic has forced world central banks, already struggling to deal with cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and other non-traditional monies, to up their game on the…
Galaxy Digital, Bakkt in Trading & Custody Partnership
In the latest institutional-grade crypto custody offering, institutional powerhouses Galaxy Digital and Bakkt have partnered for a joint trading and custody service for asset managers…
Aon, GK8 Partner for Insurable Digital Asset Storage
GK8, a high-security custody provider for digital assets, announces its product is now insurable via Aon UK Ltd, with insurance provided by a panel of…