LedgerX gets the 'OK' from U.S. to trade cryptocurrency derivatives

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For the first time ever, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has given permission to a private company to exchange and clear any number of cryptocurrency derivatives.

After three years of work, New York-based startup LedgerX was today granted a rare derivatives clearing organization (DCO) license allowing it to clear and custody financial instruments backed by bitcoin, ether and any number of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies.

The instruments, designed to mitigate investment risk, are the latest signal that the cryptocurrency markets are maturing, with the total value of the asset class crossing $115bn earlier this year.

But the guidance from the agency in charge of ensuring the integrity of all futures and swaps markets in the US could have bigger implications than just letting a single company finally open for business.

By moving the trading and settling of cryptocurrency assets into one, heavily observed operation, Chou expects he'll be able to generate revenue from an entirely new source: data analytics to an unprecedented depth.

In addition to charging other exchanges for his service, Chou expects the CFTC's heavy surveillance requirements will result in cryptocurrency markets data that can be cross-referenced with points from previously existing data sets.

In the early days, these services and more will only be available to accredited investors. But, Chou described his business model as "multi-stage," eventually serving those who were previously unable to afford such services.

Sauce: https://www.coindesk.com/start-hedging-ledgerx-begin-trading-cryptocurrency-derivatives/

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