Tagomi Holdings Inc., an electronic brokerage startup backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, has launched, according to a Dec. 17 press release.
Tagomi is an electronic brokerage for digital assets.
The firm's offerings include cross market execution, capital management, post-trading reporting, as well as settlement and custodial services.
According to Chief Executive Officer of Tagomi, Jennifer Campbell, the company aims to ease the operational challenges related to trading digital assets.
A recent report from Diar states that institutional investors have shifted to over-the-counter markets.
Tagomi reportedly raised $16 million from such industry players as Peter Thiel's Founders Fund that invests in technology companies, seed-stage investment fund SV Angel, private equity and venture capital firm Collaborative Fund, and others.
Founders Fund initially announced its plans to invest in Tagomi in May 2018, as reported by WSJ. Thiel reportedly said then that Bitcoin could become the digital equivalent of gold, as well as a potential hedge on the market.
That month, Thiel suggested that "Longing" Bitcoin rather than shorting is better trading strategy.
One secured investments from Thiel along with crypto mining hardware billionaire Jihan Wu of Bitmain.
At the time, Thiel was rumored to have invested up to $20 million in Bitcoin through Founders Fund.
Peter Thiel-Backed Electronic Brokerage Firm Tagomi Launches
Published on Dec 18, 2018
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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