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 platform features the firm’s separately managed accounts function, in which clients retain legal ownership of their Bitcoin while gaining exposure to Annamite’s asset-specific yield programme
BTCS ME has received Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Markets to provide a range of digital asset services to institutional clients
Standard Chartered has executed digital asset prime brokerage trades with LMAX Group,
demonstrating a digital asset intermediation model for spot Bitcoin and Ether with T+1 settlement
Bitcoin Suisse’s regional subsidiary has been granted a Crypto Asset Service Provider licence under the European Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority
According to the firms, the move is one of the first instances of a fully onchain replication of the structural protections underpinning institutional credit markets, with the facility using the warehouse financing model
The firm says the trades demonstrated the ability of BTC DRs to be integrated into existing institutional workflows without the end client requiring new custody arrangements, wallets, or blockchain infrastructure
Users of Ripple Prime, the firm’s multi-asset prime brokerage platform, will receive Bullish’s options markets, including access to the firm’s regulated Bitcoin options markets
