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ACCX Group Secures FCA Licence for Crypto Derivatives Marketplace

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ACCX Group (UK) Limited, the digital asset exchange group, has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining a licence from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a regulated and centrally cleared derivatives marketplace. The platform is designed to offer financial institutions cash-settled futures and options based on a robust benchmark index of cryptocurrencies, in order to gain exposure or hedge risk more efficiently in a secure and liquid environment.

Authorised to operate a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) for crypto derivatives, ACCX aims to transform the industry by providing a secure and compliant environment for the trading and centralised clearing of such instruments.

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