Revolution reveals plans to launch crypto derivatives in Europe and the United Kingdom

The Neobanco Revolution He is hiring a general manager to direct a new offer of crypto derivatives, suggesting a strategic expansion of his professional exchange.

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• Revolution He launched his Exchange crypt in the United Kingdom in May 2024.
  
• A new labor vacancy shows the plans for expanding to the crypto derivative market.
• The Crypto Derivative Market in the United Kingdom is gaining impulse.
  
• Galaxy Digital He also obtained approval to operate derivatives in London.

Revolut, London’s neo Digital Bank, could be planning an important expansion of its cryptocurrency exchange platform with the launch of crypto financial derivatives.

Revolution’s plans for venturing into the Crypto derivatives sector come to place a new job offer published on its official website. In this, they actively seek a general manager for this new area, whose main objective will be to lead the area in question “From scratch to climb it”as read in the description of the position.

Exchange crypto to the derivatives trade

In May 2024, Revolution He launched his cryptocurrency exchange oriented to professional operators in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, in November, he extended the platform to other countries of the European Union, marking its first incursion would be in the advanced trading ecosystem beyond its retail app.

The Exchange of Revolution allows operations with multiple tokens and seeks to compete with more consolidated platforms such as Binance and Kraken. The addition of derivatives could represent a key evolution to capture institutional traders and increase operation volumes.

The move would position Revolution in a direct competition with other firms that are already betting strongly for this growing sector.

During the last months, the United Kingdom has seen an incipient but significant activity in the crypto derivative sector. In April, Galaxy Digital —The financial services firm founded by Mike Novogratz – received approval from the Financial Behavior Authority (FCA) to execute operations with derivatives from its subsidiary in the country.

Also, in May he debuted GFO-X, the first derivative platform crypto in the United Kingdom with centralized compensation and direct regulation by the FCA. This milestone marked a precedent for actors who seek to establish themselves within solid and reliable regulatory frameworks.

The entrance of Revolution This market could benefit from this clearer regulatory climate, especially when already having operational experience and compliance in other financial areas.

Implications and next steps

Although an official announcement has not yet been made about the launch of this offer of derivatives, the fact that Revolution be hiring a specific director to develop it indicates a high degree of commitment to the project. In the financial ecosystem, this type of hiring usually precedes strategic releases in the short or medium term.

It is not clear if the new platform will offer products such as futures, options or swaps, nor if it will be available only for professional customers or also for sophisticated retail users.

With an increasingly mature and regulated ecosystem, the participation of Revolution In the Crypto derivative market could attract a new user base interested in more advanced coverage and speculation tools.

It will be necessary to observe if the company manages to execute this initiative successfully and how competition reacts to this possible expansion.

Written article with the help of an AI content editor, edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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