LONDON & JERSEY CITY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–B2C2, the counterparty of choice in the institutional crypto markets, today announced the appointment of Nicola White as President of B2C2 USA. Nicola joins B2C2 from Citadel Securities where she was Global COO of Fixed Income. Her track record in developing electronic solutions for institutional markets will enhance B2C2’s capabilities as a full service liquidity provider.
B2C2, which was acquired by innovative Japanese financial group SBI in December 2020, has recently expanded its offering beyond crypto to include 24/7 FX trading. It was the first to launch an electronic funding product for borrowing and lending in fiat and crypto, allowing clients to benefit from capital efficiency through cross-margining – as they would with a traditional prime broker. The forthcoming launch of options trading will round out B2C2’s capabilities across instruments.
The growing number of cryptocurrency investors, and the recent bitcoin flash crash, has placed an even greater premium on fully electronic, infinitely scalable trading platforms. While many exchanges were overwhelmed by the market volatility and trading volumes on May 19th this year, B2C2 was able to continuously serve clients with quotes and settlements throughout a record-breaking day of 1 million+ trades executed and 1 billion+ dollars settled.
Rob Catalanello, Co-CEO of B2C2, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Nicola to the team. She brings with her a vast…