Coinsetter Offers Company Equity in Bid to Attract Market Makers

Coinsetter Offers Company Equity in Bid to Attract Market Makers

Coinsetter has announced it intends to divide a 10% stake in the company's business among interested market makers who agree to add liquidity to its order book. The company's newly announced Market Making Equity Incentive Program will require participating market makers to maintain at least $300,000 in holdings with the New York-based exchange. Coinsetter will then partition its corporate equity based on trading volume that can be linked to quotes provided by its market makers. CEO Jaron Lukasiewicz framed the program as possibly the "most exciting announcement" in the company's history,....


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