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Crypto Trading Firm B2C2 Eyes Prime Brokerage Space With $30M Stake Sale to SBI
1.7.2020
B2C2 is eyeing its new partnership with SBI Holdings as a route to becoming a crypto prime broker
Custody Battle Pits Institutional Boomers Against Crypto Upstarts
11.6.2020
Crypto custodians are in a race to build the next State Street or BNY Mellon
Mastercoin
7.6.2020
Mastercoin, rebranded as Omni in 2015, is an open source protocol layer built on top of bitcoin that enables the creation of new cryptocurrencies and assets. The project was intended to remedy what it called the two biggest barriers to bitcoin adoption: Insecurity and instability. It also claimed...
Ravencoin
7.6.2020
Launched in 2018, Ravencoin is an open source fork of bitcoin specifically designed to facilitate the transfer of assets from one party to another.  Users can create assets on the Ravencoin protocol that adhere to rules independent of those of the platform. This distinguishes ravencoin from...
Private Swiss Bank Rolls Out New Premium Crypto Trading Service
1.6.2020
Private Swiss bank Maerki Baumann is offering a new trading and custody service for a handful of cryptos
Crypto Long & Short: The Emergence of Prime Brokers Adds Resilience but Also Risk
1.6.2020
Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all have strong growth trajectories and balance sheets. But with that stability comes a certain degree of centralization
Behind ‘Prime Broker’ Buzzword Lies a Complex Strategy Game for Crypto Firms
29.5.2020
Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all announced plans to become prime brokers this month. Here's what the trend reveals about the state of the industry
Genesis Hires Ex-Galaxy Digital Staffer to Run New Derivatives Trading Desk
28.5.2020
The derivatives desk will expand the company’s suite of products as it aims to attract more institutional clients to its newly acquired prime brokerage arm
Blockchain Bites: Google Validates Theta, Coinbase and BitGo Eye Crypto Prime Brokerage
27.5.2020
Polkadot launched the blockchain of blockchains while an IMF official said CBDCs could spur financial innovation
Coinbase Buys Tagomi as ‘Foundation’ of Institutional Trading Arm
27.5.2020
Crypto exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading for institutional clients
Crypto Custodian BitGo Joins Race to Provide Prime Brokerage Services
27.5.2020
BitGo is entering the prime brokerage space following the launch of its lending business, announcing a new entity to serve institutional traders
Crypto Custodian Anchorage Teases Growth Plan With 2 Executive Hires
21.5.2020
Anchorage now has six executives in its C-suite, hiring a head of finance and head of sales with experience in both tech and Wall Street
Genesis Trading Buys Crypto Custodian Vo1t in Bid to Become Prime Broker
21.5.2020
Digital currency trader and lender Genesis Global Trading is moving toward full-service prime brokerage with the acquisition of crypto custodian Vo1t
Bequant Launches Crypto Prime Brokerage to Compete for Institutional Money
14.5.2020
London-based Bequant becomes one of only a few companies in crypto to offer a full range of prime brokerage services for hedge funds
Q&A: What is Prime Brokerage, and Will it Gain Traction in Crypto?
6.4.2020
Prime brokerage is commonplace in forex, commodities and equities, but it’s a fairly new concept in crypto. Here’s a Q&A with Bequant’s CEO on what it is and how it could benefit the industry #Sponsored
‘Prime Brokerage’ for Crypto: Apifiny Launches Institutional Platform to Connect Exchange Liquidity
31.3.2020
GlobalX connects global crypto exchanges for institutional investors. Is this a crypto broker?
How Prime Brokerage Will Affect Crypto Markets
14.9.2019
Prime brokerage firms are coming for crypto in what’s likely to be a race of winner-takes-almost-all. Goldman Sachs is synonymous with institutional wealth and power, even to those who’ve never purchased a financial product in their life. Like the eponymous tower it occupies in Jersey...