The Last Look…
In the past I have received a fair amount of blowback over my position that total transparency in markets is… Read More »
In the past I have received a fair amount of blowback over my position that total transparency in markets is… Read More »
UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has published two papers and started a consultation process as the latest step… Read More »
Deutsche Börse has rebranded its DBDX crypto trading initiative to 3DX and launched it under the 360T umbrella, the regulated… Read More »
The EU financial regulator ESMA is urging national regulators to start implementing the principles of newly-published guidelines to prevent and… Read More »
The UK Treasury has outlined its plans for regulating the cryptocurrency industry and bringing the sector into the regulatory perimeter,… Read More »
CTAs appear to have been struggling with volatile markets alongside their hedge fund brethren, with the Barclay CTA Index dipping… Read More »
Nomura’s Laser Digital has announced it will offer its client base access to GFO-X’ centrally cleared digital asset futures and… Read More »
Marex Group and ETF provider WisdomTree have announced a partnership to provide tailored exposure to the latter’s crypto ETF and… Read More »
The Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC), a 51-strong industry body, has released a best practices framework for market making in… Read More »
Digital assets exchange One Trading has announced the formal launch of its regulated perpetual futures trading venue for institutional investors,… Read More »
The volatile market conditions saw hedge funds struggle in March, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index falling 1.23% to… Read More »
Standard Chartered and crypto exchange OKX have announced the launch of what they term a “ground-breaking” collateral mirroring programme, enabling… Read More »
Zodia Markets has partnered with non-custodial ECN Finery Markets to, the firms say, “make it even easier for institutions to… Read More »
Digital asset firm Ripple has agreed to buy prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, promising to “inject billions of… Read More »
In a letter to the Crypto Task Force established by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in response to its… Read More »
If POTUS says it’s good, who are we to argue? At a recent networking event held by a digital asset… Read More »
After a solid start to the year in January, CTAs struggled in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index, provided… Read More »
Hedge fund indexation and analysis firm HFR has announced the launch of an expanded strategy classification system for hedge funds… Read More »
Crypto exchange Kraken has unveiled plans to create a new co-location service to reduce latency in crypto trading, and has… Read More »
Volatility was a double-edged sword for hedge funds in February, according to indexation and analysis firm HFR, as they posted… Read More »
The market share of CME Group hit a record high among cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges in February, despite overall volumes in… Read More »
Sage Capital Management, which acts as a prime-of-prime and liquidity provider in digital assets, has joined non-custodial crypto ECN Finery… Read More »
US regulators have opened the door for banks and savings associations to engage in digital asset activities including custody and… Read More »
Come to The Full FX Scandinavia at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Copenhagen on Thursday April 24th to meet… Read More »
Euronext says its central counterparty services, via Euronext Clearing, will be expanded to include cryptocurrency exchange traded products (ETPs). This… Read More »
The ninth annual JP Morgan e-Trading Edit finds, unsurprisingly given geopolitical machinations, that inflation and tariffs are top of mind… Read More »
CME Group has announced it will introduce options on Bitcoin Friday futures on February 24, pending regulatory review. The new contracts… Read More »
A new report from Crisil Coalition Greenwich says the crypto industry now represents a $3 trillion asset class, and that… Read More »
With US regulatory uncertainty a regular theme of recent years in crypto markets, there is probably some relief at an… Read More »
Currency traders were once again a rare beacon of light in an otherwise tough month for CTA strategies in October,… Read More »
Crypto matching and settlement system DeFinity Markets says it has integrated the Fireblocks enterprise platform to facilitate safe storage and… Read More »
The US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has upped the ante in its efforts to become the lead regulator of… Read More »
AIMA’s 6th annual Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report finds increased optimism amongst hedge funds regarding digital assets, thanks to increased regulatory… Read More »
US authorities have filed what they say are the first charges against financial services firms for market manipulation and “wash”… Read More »
Crypto ECN Finery Markets says it has introduced a request-for-quote (RFQ) function on its trading solution to complement its existing… Read More »
Crypto trading technology provider BlockFills has unveiled an agreement with New Change FX (NCFX) to integrate the latter’s benchmark data… Read More »
Standard Chartered Bank’s fintech investment arm, SC Ventures, has made what the firm calls a strategic, but undisclosed, investment in… Read More »
Crypto liquidity provider B2C2 has named Cactus Raazi as CEO of the firm’s US business, he will be based in… Read More »
Bitwise Asset Management has announced the acquisition of London-based crypto exchange-traded product issuer ETC Group – although the firm says… Read More »
Crypto exchange One Trading has been granted an Organised Trading Facility (OTF) license by the Dutch regulators, a move the… Read More »
Digital assets liquidity provider Nonco has been added to the roster of LPs on the Finery Markets’ non-custodial crypto ECN,… Read More »
A new study by Acuiti finds that the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation will increase investment in… Read More »
State Street Global Advisors is entering a partnership with Galaxy Asset Management to offer a range of digital asset-based strategies… Read More »
Digital assets technology provider Finery Markets, has partnered with custodian BitGo to launch a solution providing regulated, qualified custody and… Read More »
Macro strategies returned their first monthly loss since November 2023, according to hedge fund indexation and analysis firm HFR, however… Read More »
This year’s ETF approvals in the US are starting to have a meaningful impact in crypto markets, as changes in… Read More »
Digital asset liquidity provider B2C2 has announced the expansion of its Asia-Pacific business by opening a Singapore office and naming… Read More »
Digital assets liquidity provider B2C2 says it has joined Swissquote’s SQX exchange as a liquidity provider to the central limit… Read More »
Crossover markets says its Crossx platform has become the first crypto ECN to integrate with technology provider Talos. The move… Read More »
There is a strange thing happening in foreign exchange, according to Eva Szalay: it’s possible to get people to passionately… Read More »