EDX Markets
Company typePrivately held company
Founded2022
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Jamil Nazarali (CEO)
ProductsBitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin
Websiteedxmarkets.com

EDX Markets is an institutional cryptocurrency exchange backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Charles Schwab Corporation, Virtu Financial and Sequoia among others.[1][2][3] The exchange offers trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin.[4] EDX offers a non-custodial model, meaning that it does not hold clients' digital assets.[5][4] The exchange began processing trades in June 2023.[6]

The company's CEO, Jamil Nazarali, was formerly global head of business development at Citadel Securities.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Crypto exchange EDX Markets launches with institutional backing". Axios. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Citadel Securities-Backed Crypto Exchange EDX Drops Paxos for Anchorage". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.(subscription required)
  3. ^ "About EDX". EDX Markets. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Crypto Exchange Backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity Goes Live". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.(subscription required)
  5. ^ "Crypto Exchange Backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity, Schwab Starts Operations". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 June 2023.(subscription required)
  6. ^ "Wall Street Is Launching a Crypto Exchange. Why That's a Threat to Coinbase". Barron's. Retrieved 30 June 2023.(subscription required)
  7. ^ "'Bringing some of the investor protections to it': How EDX Markets is embracing TradFi to become the safest bet in crypto". Fortune. Retrieved 30 June 2023.(subscription required)
  8. ^ "Citadel Securities' Business Head Nazarali Leaves for Joint Crypto Venture With Virtu". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.