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On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Cboe Acquiring Erisx to Enter Cryptocurrency Spot and Derivatives Markets

Cboe Acquiring Erisx to Enter Crypto Spot and Derivatives Markets

Cboe is acquiring Erisx to enter the crypto spot and derivatives markets. “With Erisx, in a single step, Cboe is able to enter the digital asset spot, data, derivatives, and clearing ecosystem. Now is the right time to fully embrace and help define this emerging asset class,” said Cboe’s chief operating officer.

Cboe Entering Crypto Spot and Derivatives Markets

Cboe Global Markets Inc. (Cboe: CBOE) announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Eris Digital Holdings LLC (Erisx).

Erisx’s futures exchange and clearing house are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In addition, its clearing house is registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and licensed in many U.S. states and territories.

Noting that “Erisx operates a U.S. based digital asset spot market, a regulated futures exchange, and a regulated clearing house,” the announcement details:

Ownership of Erisx provides Cboe with entry to digital asset spot and derivatives markets, including clearing and settlement.

“With Erisx, in a single step, Cboe is able to enter the digital asset spot, data, derivatives, and clearing ecosystem,” said Chris Isaacson, chief operating officer of Cboe. “Now is the right time to fully embrace and help define this emerging asset class.”

Erisx’s product suite includes multiple cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, physically delivered bitcoin and ether futures, and cash-settled futures. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2022, pending regulatory approvals.

Cboe offered bitcoin futures back in 2017 but pulled the product in March 2019. The company now plans to operate a digital asset business as Cboe Digital with the help of Digital Advisory Committee, which will be formed to advise Cboe on the ongoing development of the Eris spot and derivatives markets. The committee’s members will include DRW, Fidelity Digital Assets, Galaxy Digital, Interactive Brokers, NYDIG, Paxos, Robinhood, Virtu Financial, and Webull.

Tom Jessop, president of Fidelity Digital Assets, opined: “The Cboe-Erisx combination represents an attractive opportunity to collaborate with a global exchange operator who can bring increased regulatory proficiency, resilient technology and product expertise to digital asset markets. We look forward to collaborating with Cboe Digital.”

Matthew McDermott, Global Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs, expressed his support, saying:

This is an exciting development for institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, and we look forward to finding ways to work closely with the newly created group, Cboe Digital.

What do you think about Cboe acquiring Erisx to enter the crypto spot and derivatives markets? Let us know in the comments section below.

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