Citadel Financial News

EDX Markets (EDXM), a non-custodial crypto exchange backed by Wall Street giants like Fidelity, Citadel, and Schwab, has partnered with Talos, a leading institutional-grade digital assets trading technology provider. 

Hidden Road Partners, Citadel Securities-backed prime brokerage, plans to raise $120 million in its Series B funding round, aiming for a market valuation of $1 billion.

Terraform Labs, the entity behind Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST), has accused market maker Citadel Securities of a "concerted, intentional effort" to cause the collapse of its stablecoin in May 2022.

Portofino Technologies, a Swiss-based start-up founded by Alex Casimo and Leonard Lancia, has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them by Citadel Securities. 

investors have adopted a cautious «wait and watch» stance as they anticipate the recovery of their beleaguered portfolios, created during crypto's most significant bull run in 2021, even as the crypto market shows signs of revival in the first half of 2023, driven predominantly by a resurgent Bitcoin. Bitcoin has jumped more than 80% in 2023, and the overall crypto market is now touching $1.19 trillion. «Most Indian crypto investors bought digital assets when the market was on a tear, and when in 2022 the market corrected sharply, their portfolios shrank substantially. Now they are just waiting to recover their initial investments. The 30% crypto tax has really dampened the enthusiasm of Indian crypto investors, further adding to their apprehension regarding the recovery prospects of their portfolios,» said Vishal Gupta, a Noida-based crypto investor. Chahal Verma, a Gurugram-based crypto investor said 2023 has proven to be an interesting year for the crypto markets, particularly Bitcoin, despite regulatory hurdles.

Asset manager Fidelity is expected to file with the U.S. securities regulator for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, joining other big money managers seeking to launch bitcoin ETFs, the Block reported on Tuesday citing a source familiar with the matter. In the past two weeks, BlackRock, WisdomTree, Invesco, VanEck, and Bitwise have filed new applications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for spot bitcoin ETFs, sending the price of bitcoin to a more than one-year high of over $31,000 on June 23. Fidelity declined to comment. The Boston-based financial firm is also part of a consortium that includes market makers Citadel Securities and Virtu Financial, retail broker Charles Schwab, and venture capital firms Paradigm and Sequoia Capital, which recently launched a crypto exchange called EDX Markets.

bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) despite heightened U.S. regulatory scrutiny on the digital asset sector. BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, filed last week to launch iShares Bitcoin Trust, an ETF that would have Coinbase Custody as its custodian as well as offer institutional investors exposure to the cyptocurrency. Crypto exchange EDX Markets, backed by investment firms Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Citadel Securities, also announced earlier this week that it will allow trading on some cryptocurrencies. The moves have revived investor interest in cyptocurrencies, which have been in the doldrums after a series of crypto company meltdowns including the sudden collapse of exchange FTX late last year.

BlackRock's plan to create a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) even as the sector faces U.S. regulatory scrutiny. BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, filed last week for the exchange which would allow investors to get stakes in the asset class. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that EDX Markets, a crypto exchange backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity and Schwab had started operations. The global cryptocurrency industry has been caught in the crosshairs of the U.S. securities regulator on alleged violations of securities laws. Earlier this month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued major crypto exchanges including Coinbase and Binance. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, was last up 5.5% on Wednesday at 29,881.00 after hitting a high of $30,755.00. It is up roughly 81% for the year-to-date.

Citadel Securities is suing two former employees after they left to form a cryptocurrency market-making firm. 

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $20,000 on June 18. It has lost 62 per cent of its value so far in 2022. The crypto market has decreased to around $900 billion, down from a record $3 trillion in November 2021. After a downside correction, the price of Bitcoin settled above $20,000 level again. However, BTC is still facing several obstacles on the upside, starting with $20,500. The first significant resistance is near $21,000. On the downside, initial support is near the $20,000 level. The next major support is towards the $19,500 zone, below which the price could gain bearish momentum.

sleepy corner of the crypto-economy, the value of an obscure coin called Enzyme was tumbling downwards along with its peers earlier this month — but then something unusual happened on May 15. Enzyme, also known as MLN, rocketed from 30 cents to 47 cents in just minutes and daily trading volumes exploded from around $3 million to more than $100 million, according to CoinGecko. A few hours later, it crashed back down to 35 cents.

Luna, rallying a band of investors and supporters he proudly referred to as "Lunatics." Kwon's company, Terraform Labs, raised more than $200 million from investment firms such as Lightspeed Venture Partners and Galaxy Digital to fund crypto projects built with the currency, even as critics questioned its technological underpinnings. Luna's total value ballooned to more than $40 billion, creating a frenzy of excitement that swept up day traders and startup founders, as well as wealthy investors. Kwon dismissed concerns with a taunt: «I don't debate the poor.»