Broker-Dealers

Broker-Dealers

Finance

Winklevoss-Owned Gemini Galactic Snags FINRA Broker-Dealer Approval

The license could open up future opportunities around digital securities trading.

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Finance

Crypto Trading Business Apifiny Snags FINRA Broker-Dealer License

Apifiny connects professional traders with 40-odd global exchanges to search the best execution prices.

Apifiny's employees in a photo from 2020.

Finance

Anchorage to Custody Digital Securities for Prometheum’s Retail Trading Platform

The custodian’s bank charter allows it to hold digital assets for broker-dealers and their clients, said Anchorage CEO Nathan McCauley.

Anchorage CEO Nathan McCauley

Markets

Crypto Firm Uphold Gets US OK to Buy Broker-Dealer JNK Securities

Uphold is set to become one of the first cryptocurrency businesses in the U.S. to offer securities on an omnibus basis to retail investors, the company said.

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Policy

SEC Gives Broker-Dealers Room to Handle Crypto Securities

The SEC's broker-dealer guidance was generally welcomed as a step in the right direction by industry players.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

Policy

US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Clarify Broker-Dealer Rules

U.S. lawmakers asked the SEC and FINRA to clarify how crypto firms can become registered broker-dealers and provide custody services for crypto assets.

Rep. Tom Emmer

Policy

Texture Capital Awarded FINRA License to Trade Security Tokens

Texture is the latest tokenization firm to eye the $1.5 trillion private securities market.

FINRA

Finance

Securitize Goes License Shopping With Acquisition of SEC-Registered Broker-Dealer

Security token firm Securitize announced Thursday its planned acquisition of Distributed Technology Markets (DTM).

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

Markets

BitGo Acquires Harbor in Surprise Expansion Beyond Crypto Custody

Digital asset custodian BitGo is building a “full stack” security token services provider by acquiring tokenization platform Harbor, including its broker-dealer and transfer agent.

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: “As we build the market infrastructure for crypto there’s a lot of pieces to put together," says BitGo CEO Mike Belshe. (Image via CoinDesk archives)

Finance

ConsenSys Acquires US Broker-Dealer in Bid to Tokenize Trillion-Dollar 'Muni' Bond Market

ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption.

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk archives)