ErisX hires industry veteran Matt Trudeau to lead strategy
Matt Trudeau has helped major financial institutions, including Instinet, Chi-X and IEX, launch their businesses.
Crypto
Crypto down trend could continue in coming weeks, says broker
Co-founder of GlobalBlock warns that dramatic price drop in cryptocurrencies could continue in next few weeks.
BitGo appoints CEO for custody business
Richard Corcoran to take helm of recently-established BitGo Trust Company.
XTRD crypto trading platform taps Avelacom for IT infrastructure
Avelacom will provide market data and order routing to help XTRD aggregate liquidity across exchanges globally.
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Fidelity and Nasdaq back ErisX with $27.5 million investment
ErisX raises upwards of $27.5 million from major investors as it prepares to launch new marketplace for digital assets.
SEC chair says custody and manipulation concerns holding back ETF approvals
US regulator highlights two main issues holding back Bitcoin ETFs in fireside chat at Consensus Invest.
Digital asset firms unite to form new markets association
Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) set up by digital asset firms to establish standards for market participants.
Nasdaq and VanEck partner on Bitcoin futures launch
VanEck’s director claims “this might be one of the partnerships of the year” as he announces partnership with Nasdaq on new Bitcoin futures contract.
ICE seeing demand from ‘traditional asset managers’ for crypto project
Bakkt chief executive Kelly Loeffler says that traditional asset managers have showed interest in ICE's digital asset platform.
Digital asset sec lending platform gains in-principle DLT provider status in Gibraltar
Lendingblock gains in-principle authority in Gibraltar to operate as a DLT provider, as it begins onboarding institutions ahead of launch early next year.