.jpg){kind=avatar}
The acquisition, expected to close in October, will see LedgerX become a wholly owned subsidiary of FTX.US, said exchange President Brett Harrison. Once it does, FTX.US will wield a trove of futures market licenses crucial for derivatives trading in the restrictive U.S.
“There’s a huge amount of interest both in the institutional and the retail side in trading crypto derivatives, and given FTX international’s success in the crypto derivatives market it’s only natural that we would eventually want to enter that market here in the U.S. as well,” Harrison said.
More posts by Sarah Wolter
