Tagged: ledgerx

January 9, 2023 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

As was previously reported, the bankruptcy proceedings of FTX and its affiliated entities have included a decision to sell certain entities or subsidiaries that have remained solvent during and after the collapse of FTX. A prime example is LedgerX, a firm that was acquired by… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

FTX has filed a new document with the courts indicating its intent to sell multiple assets. FTX CEO John J. Ray, III, stated earlier this week his intent to sell certain assets as it moves to recoup funds in the bankrupt operation. Included on the… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Senate Agriculture Committee, which has oversight of commodities markets, held a hearing on the collapse of FTX, once an inside-the-beltway darling, today a virtual pariah as policymakers rush to react to the bankruptcy of the crypto exchange. Before the crypto exchange went bust,… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a note from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), LedgerX LLC (dba FTX US Derivatives), has pulled its application to amend FTX’s Amended Order of Registration as a derivatives clearing organization to allow FTX to offer products that are not fully collateralized. The… Read More

September 2, 2022 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

FTX US Derivatives has added former CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers to the Company’s Board of Directors. FTX US Derivatives previously operated as LedgerX, which was acquired by the company in 2021. Regulated by the CFTC, the company provides a digital currency futures and options exchange… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says it has received inquiries from derivatives clearing organizations (DCO) or potential DCO applicants seeking to offer clearing of margined products directly to participants, such that participants would not clear through a futures commission merchant intermediary a non-intermediated model… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX US (West Realm Shire Services Inc.), a digital asset marketplace affiliated with fast-growing crypto exchange FTX Trading, says it has finalized its acquisition of Ledger Holdings Inc., the parent company of LedgerX LLC. The FTX said it has also rebranded LedgerX to FTX US… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX and DFG have reportedly agreed on the acquisition of LedgerX, fueling DFG’s commitment to Web 3.0 and Polkadot. FTX, a major virtual currency derivatives exchange, revealed on August 31, 2021, that it would be moving forward with its acquisition of LedgerX, the first digital… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved an Amended Order of Registration for LedgerX, LLC to clear additional products, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the order, as a derivatives clearing organization under the Commodity Exchange Act. LedgerX previously was approved to… Read More

July 11, 2020 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LedgerX, a regulated cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, will be partnering with T3 in order to launch a new Bitcoin (BTC) volatility index. Zach Dexter, CEO at LedgerX, said that, initially, the index will just be a reference for digital asset traders. LedgerX and T3, a research-focused… Read More

January 14, 2020 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Co-Founder and former CTO, Zach Dexter, is set to become the new CEO of LedgerX, a regulated cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, the platform’s parenting company, Ledger Holdings, announced that the interim CEO, Larry Thompson has been appointed to the LedgerX Board of… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 11:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ledger Holdings Inc., the parent company to LedgerX LLC, a regulated cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced on Friday that LedgerX co-founder and former CTO, Zach Dexter, as the new CEO. This news comes less than six months after LedgerX’s former CEO, Paul Chou, issued a “profanity-laced”… Read More

August 2, 2019 @ 5:39 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The CEO of a crypto derivatives trading platform called LedgerX issued a “profanity-laced” tirade on Twitter Thursday after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission contradicted the company’s widely-touted announcement that it had become the first crypto-derivatives platform in the US to launch physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts to… Read More

June 25, 2019 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

LedgerX, a crypto trading platform that specializes in physically-settled digital currency derivatives, has been approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a designated contract market (DCM). DCMs are exchanges that may list for trading futures or option contracts based on all types of commodities and… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 7:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Perkins Coie has hired a former US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Enforcement counsel Kari Larsen. She has joined the law firm’s Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group and Investment Management practice in New York. Larsen began her career as International Operations Counsel… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has scheduled a meeting of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) for January 31st. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the CFTC HQ in Washington, DC. If you are interested you can… Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been on an absolute hyperbolic ascent this past year. Yesterday, Bitcoin topped $10,000 and currently stands over $11,0000. One year ago, Bitcoin was priced at around $730. Think about that for a moment. IF you had purchased Bitcoin last… Read More

July 24, 2017 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

LedgerX, has received regulatory approval from the US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate as a clearing platform for derivatives in contracts clearing in digital currencies such as Bitcoin. Under the order, LedgerX will be authorized to provide clearing services for fully-collateralized digital currency… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 10:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ledger Holdings has closed on a $11.4 million Series B funding round. Ledger is the parent company of LedgerX, a Bitcoin options exchange that intends on operating a regulated exchange and clearing house for digital currencies.  The funding was led by Miami International Holdings Inc. (MIH)… Read More