Blockchain Startup Set To Disrupt Prime Brokerage Sector, Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
Dublin-based FXCH, the Spot-FX clearing house harnessing Blockchain technology, is set to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign on the Seedrs platform. FXCH is seeking to disrupt the prime brokerage sector where parent company BAXTER-FX made its name. The FinTech startup featured in the news at the start of July when it cleared Spot-FX trades on the Blockchain - the first FX transaction completed without the involvement of a bank. Franck Mikulecz, FXCH's managing director, explains: “A small company, especially a startup, needs credibility to launch central clearing. We discovered the....
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