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Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is set to open its first office outside of the United States this year, adding to the backdrop of U.S.-based firms seeking greener pastures outside of the country. Chris Dixon, a16z’s crypto founder and managing partner cited a “predictable business environment” as one of
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Solana’s servers emitted 10,651 metric tons of carbon dioxide in the 12 months prior to April 1, 2023, according to the dashboard built by footprint calculator Carbonara. That’s roughly equivalent to eight flights from London to New York, based on CryptoX estimates derived from data showing that route would produce
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Subject to regulatory approval, LCH has partnered with GFO-ax to offer the clearing of Bitcoin index derivatives. As the Bitcoin and broader cryptocurrency market gain global recognition amid banking crisis, the United Kingdom institutional investors can rest assured the Rishi Sunak government is pro-digit assets. In a stunning move, the London
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The London Stock Exchange will soon offer clearing services for Bitcoin futures and options.The BTC index derivatives clearing will be made available through the group’s clearing subsidiary LCH.LCH will provide clearing for cash-settled BTC index derivatives on the UK-based GFO-X exchange. The London Stock Exchange Group has announced its plans to
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On April 13, 2023, the London Stock Exchange’s LCH division, a clearing house group serving major international exchanges and a wide range of over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced its plans to offer clearing of bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X. Frank Soussan, the business lead at LCH Digital
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The United Kingdom could see its first centrally cleared trading venue for digital asset derivatives due to a partnership between a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) business and trading startup Global Futures and Options (GFO-X). They intend to launch the service in the fourth quarter of this year.According to an
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“Bitcoin index futures and options are a rapidly growing asset class,” Frank Soussan, Head of LCH DigitalAssetClear, said in a statement, citing “increasing interest among institutional market participants looking for access within a regulated environment they are familiar with.” Source
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The firm said that it continues to invest in and expand its asset-management business and that it remained a strong believer in the “disruptive promise of blockchain technology, especially as it relates to the tokenization of financial and real-world assets. Original Source
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An investigation into digital asset exchanges in the Russian capital has established that some of them are ready to buy digital coins and deliver paper money in the U.K. The transfer of funds does not usually involve the identification of the clients, Transparency International Russia reveals in a report. Russia-based Cryptocurrency
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According to Bank of London co-founder and CEO Anthony Watson in a statement, the acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank SVB’s assets could be a unique opportunity to grow the banking sector in the United Kingdom. The defunct Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a commercial bank headquartered in Santa Clara, California, has attracted
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