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Crypto5 Nov, 19:30 UTCUnited States

Anchorage Digital applies for CFTC swap dealer registration

Anchorage Digital has applied to register as a swap dealer with the CFTC, the U.S. derivatives regulator. Its crypto derivatives business has passed $8 billion, and institutions want more regulated options trading.

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Crypto · 5 Nov, 19:30 UTC

Anchorage Digital has applied for swap dealer registration with the CFTC. A swap dealer is a firm that trades swaps, a type of derivatives contract, with clients. The application covers its crypto options business.

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The company's crypto derivatives business has passed $8 billion. Anchorage says demand for regulated options trading keeps growing among large institutional investors.

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The company says much of the growth in its options business has come from public companies that hold Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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Where: United States
Published: 5 Nov, 19:30 UTC
Section: Crypto
Markets: Bitcoin, Ether

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