(Adnkronos) - GIBRALTAR, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thalex, a trading platform offering stablecoin-settled crypto options and futures, announced it has closed its Series A funding round of EUR 7.5 million. Among the participants are Bitfinex, Bitstamp, Flow Traders, IMC, QCP and Wintermute. These strategic investors will support the
Key features of the Thalex trading platform include:
Thalex is partnering with Bitfinex and Bitstamp to enable their customers to access the full suite of Thalex derivatives from their own user interface. Positions on Thalex can be opened with collateral held with the partner exchange after an instant and free transfer to a dedicated Thalex margin account. The Bitfinex partnership is expected to be operational later this year.
Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex
"We are delighted to participate in this funding round with Thalex and see huge potential for the stablecoin-settled futures and options market."
Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, CEO of Bitstamp
"Thalex's unique value proposition will enable Bitstamp to streamline our go-to-market for derivatives and participate in the fast-growing crypto derivatives market. This investment marks the beginning of a close strategic partnership and plays an important role in Bitstamp's corporate strategy."
Michael Lie, Head of Digital Assets Trading EMEA of Flow Traders
"Flow Traders is excited to support Thalex via our dedicated corporate venture capital unit, Flow Traders Capital. Thalex's ambition of creating a scalable infrastructure that enables on-exchange trading in crypto derivatives is another step forward in making trading digital assets more accessible and efficient. We are looking forward to working with Thalex and building a long-term strategic partnership."
Darius Sit, Founder of QCP Capital
"Crypto options are one of the fastest-growing segments of the space and have proven to be robust through multiple market cycles. We believe the next phase of growth will be exponential. The Thalex team have built a platform combining best practices from both crypto and traditional finance. We look forward to supporting Thalex in its efforts to expand the fast-growing crypto options ecosystem."
About Thalex
Thalex is a crypto-native derivatives exchange founded by a multi-faceted team of experts in traditional brokerage, crypto and market making. The trading platform is now available for public testing at www.thalex.com and will go live soon. Thalex is in the process of being authorised as a regulated DLT provider by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission.
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