Trading Venue, ICO Platform and Crypto Custody

Germany’s second largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, is expanding its crypto-related investments. It has announced intentions to create a “multilateral regulated trading venue” for cryptocurrencies with safe storage services for digital assets. The Boerse also intends to develop a new platform for conducting Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).

Boerse Stuttgart to Host Crypto Trading and Coin OfferingsThe news about these plans comes after earlier this year the exchange said it was developing a new cryptocurrency trading app called Bison which is expected to offer fee-free access to crypto investment. According to previous reports, the German version of the software is scheduled to be released this fall and will be followed by an English version shortly after. The app will initially support pairs with BTC, ETH, LTC, and XRP.

Boerse Stuttgart now wants to extend its crypto-related activities to the primary and secondary markets, Finextra reported. That involves the creation of the ICO platform which will allow the issuance of digital tokens used for either corporate financing or to represent rights and assets