The first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. Bitcoin introduced the concept of digital scarcity through its fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and proof-of-work consensus mechanism. Often referred to as "digital gold," it serves as both a store of value and peer-to-peer electronic cash system
The service is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, giving hedge funds, asset managers, and family offices, among others, access to calls and puts booked through GCEX’s OTC desk
The trade was executed in Bitcoin as part of 24X’s partnership with Standard Chartered, which also acted as the liquidity taker, with Wintermute serving as the liquidity provider
The Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures expand CME Group’s single-asset cryptocurrency offering, which includes Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui
Crest and LBAF — quantitative hedge funds managed by CMCC Global — are set to become the first tokenised fund-of-funds offerings issued under El Salvador’s framework for digital assets
Verified Bitcoin is designed to activate Bitcoin as self-custodial capital while maintaining one-to-one underlying collateralisation and native redemption liquidity back to Bitcoin at all times
Following just under three years with Bison Bank, Rafaella Orelli has joined Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) as its general manager for Portugal, leading the firm’s expansion across Iberia
The proposal aims to modernise custody rules and expand investor choice by removing regulatory barriers that inhibit the adviser’s ability to provide crypto-related investment advice
The milestone represents the latest proof-point that bank-operated, off-exchange custody has transitioned from a specialist safeguard to default market infrastructure, the firms say