{"id":20583,"date":"2019-02-01T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci027cfe6d20032697"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:05:50","slug":"b2c2-gets-go-ahead-uk-regulators-list-bitcoin-derivative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/business\/b2c2-gets-go-ahead-uk-regulators-list-bitcoin-derivative","title":{"rendered":"B2C2 Gets Go-Ahead from U.K. Regulators to List Bitcoin Derivative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/b2c2-gets-go-ahead-from-uk-regulators-to-list-bitcoin-derivative.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>B2C2, a cryptocurrency \u201cliquidity provider\u201d and electronic OTC trading magnate, has recently announced that British regulators have given their U.K.-based subsidiary approval to offer the crypto space a new investment derivative.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release shared with <em>Bitcoin Magazine<\/em>, the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has authorized B2C2 OTC Inc. \u201cto arrange and deal in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) with eligible counterparties and professional clients.\u201d The release went on to claim that \u201cthe FCA authorisation will allow these clients of B2C2 OTC Ltd to gain exposure to cryptocurrency markets via the firm\u2019s CFDs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founder and CEO Max Boonen elaborated that they will be using this license \u201cto introduce a cryptocurrency CFD product,\u201d claiming that \u201celigible counterparties and professional clients can now gain derivative exposure to the cryptocurrency markets, benefiting from the competitive pricing and liquidity they\u2019re accustomed to receiving from B2C2 while avoiding the risks associated with crypto custody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A CFD is an investment vehicle that allows investors to make contracts directly with brokers\/banks, instead of relying on an open position in a market. The investor does not actually own the assets in question, but instead makes a bet on how the value of the assets will change (like with futures), thus the name \u201ccontracts for difference.\u201d Of particular note to the crypto space is that the investor can easily bet that the value of assets will depreciate or increase, making it a convenient avenue for shorting or longing, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>B2C2 calls itself \u201ca market leader in CFDs,\u201d earning the trust of \u201cretail brokerages, exchanges, banks and fund managers to provide 24\/7\/365 liquidity,\u201d and offering \u201cexposure to large-cap cryptocurrencies, with flexible trade sizes and settlement.\u201d With the ability to offer Bitcoin CFDs in the British financial system, the derivative is the newest legacy financial avenue through which bitcoin could see more institutional investor exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The product\u2019s unveiling comes on the heels of news that the Cboe, after retracting a rule-change filing last week, has resubmitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to list the world\u2019s first bitcoin exchange traded fund, a financial product that many view as Wall Street\u2019s doorway into the crypto market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2C2 has recently announced that British regulators have given their U.K.-based subsidiary approval to offer the crypto space a new investment derivative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2545,"featured_media":16327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[632,867,1248,530],"class_list":{"0":"post-20583","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-fca","9":"tag-futures","10":"tag-institutional-investors","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"author_data":{"id":2545,"name":"Landon Manning","nicename":"landon-manning","avatar_url":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_2749-96x96.jpg"},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/b2c2-gets-go-ahead-from-uk-regulators-to-list-bitcoin-derivative.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}