CrossTower adds Goldman/State Street alum Cory Thackeray as CFO
At Goldman Sachs, Cory Thackeray grew the GSAS business from $3.5 billion to $200 billion in Assets under Administration.
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Bitfinex upgrades Matching Engine as institutional crypto volumes surge
Bitfinex said has handled an exponential growth in order volume, servicing daily volumes of US$10 billion during peak periods.
Deutsche Börse acquires a majority stake in Crypto Finance AG
Crypto Finance’s founder Jan Brzezek and the current management team will continue to lead the company and retain significant holdings.
Alan Howard extends Copper.co Series B round to $75 million
Copper.co said the additional funding signals the growing interest and endorsement from the traditional finance sector in cryptoassets.
CrossTower adds NASDAQ and Cboe vet Bryan Christian as Global Head of Exchange
Bryan Christian will be responsible for managing CrossTower’s US and global exchanges, product expansion, and transaction business.
CrossTower and Omniex partner to advance institutional adoption of crypto
The agreement will see Omniex provide access to the CrossTower exchange for mutual clients.
Institutional crypto firm Copper.co raises $50 million
Copper.co will use the funds to expand in the US and Asia, with plans to open at least two new regional offices.
CrossTower partners with market maker DV Chain for crypto liquidity
DV Chain provides crypto market making services to institutional clients and exchanges through a variety of APIs and interfaces.
LMAX Digital crypto trading volumes slow 21% in February to $48B
LMAX Digital is the institutional crypto currency exchange from the LMAX Group, which operates an FCA regulated trading venue.
LMAX Digital crypto trading volumes hit record $61B in January 2021
In January LMAX Digital facilitated 8.75 million trades (54% MoM increase), with a total of 1.37 million BTC traded.
