Category: Exchange

May 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Iconic Funds to list Bitcoin ETP on SIX

The new Iconic Funds Physical Bitcoin ETP, available in two trading currencies, will offer investors a selection of 32 Bitcoin ETPs and structured products at SIX to choose from. The number of ETP issuers now rises to nine, following the recent addition of ETC Group as well as CoinShares and SEBA Bank in the first…

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CME Group
May 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group reports Micro Bitcoin futures volume surpassed 100,000 contracts

The Micro Bitcoin futures provide an cost-effective way for traders to manage their bitcoin exposure and enhance their trading strategies, while at the same time retaining the advantages of CME Group's existing Bitcoin futures contract. Tim McCourt added: Together with our existing, full-sized Bitcoin futures, this new, smaller contract further strengthens our ability to help…

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Apifiny earns broker-dealer license from FINRA for subsidiary firm
April 30, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Apifiny earns broker-dealer license from FINRA for subsidiary firm

Haohan Xu, CEO of Apifiny, said: As we accelerate our product development, partnerships, hiring, and overall growth toward a public offering, securing this first phase of our broker-dealer license is a major milestone. Apifiny is able to connect to worldwide cryptocurrency exchanges, working to provide a single market opportunity to its professional trade clients. Not…

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April 16, 2021 BY PureContent

Coinbase IPO goes live

Technically speaking, direct listings such as these are not IPOs in the traditional sense, but they are commonly referred to as such due to the fact that the result of becoming publicly owned, as opposed to privately owned, is ultimately the same. This particular listing has gained attention as Coinbase's valuation has recently been set…

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SEBA Bank joins the Swiss Stock Exchange as new product issuer
April 08, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEBA Bank joins the Swiss Stock Exchange as new product issuer

Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange commented: When allocating their assets to crypto-currencies, investors are increasingly making the conscious decision in favor of the Swiss Stock Exchange as it offers crucial advantages like transparency, liquidity and fair as well as orderly pricing. With the new products from SEBA, investors have the comprehensive range of 79…

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Deutsche Börse
March 09, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Börse expands range of centrally cleared ETNs

Kraus added: Central clearing of the products significantly reduces the settlement risks and thus enables many professional investors to invest in crypto products. All clearing is set to be dealt with by Deutsche Börse Group's central counterparty, Eurex Clearing. Deutsche Börse launched the world's first centrally cleared Bitcoin ETN on Xetra back in June 2020,…

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OKEx to launch real-time settlement
December 29, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto exchange OKEx to launch real-time settlement

Lennix Lai, the head of financial markets at OKEx commented: This is hugely beneficial to traders carrying out cross-exchange arbitrage, as they need to settle their profit in real-time across exchanges. It will also enhance capital management across the OKEx platform. We will start with the ADAUSD market as a trial and gradually launch other…

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Robinhood
December 09, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Robinhood picks Goldman Sachs for $20 billion IPO

According to PitchBook data, US-based crypto trading platform has raised a little more than $2 billion from private investors. Robinhood was backed by venture capital investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia and Ribbit Capital, as well as celebrities including rapper Snoop Dogg and actor Jared Leto. Robinhood was founded in 2013 by Baiju Bhatt and…

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