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Nasdaq 'Would Consider' Creating a Crypto Exchange, Says CEO (coindesk.com)

Posted by msmash on from the no-beating-around-the-bush dept.

The CEO of Nasdaq suggested Wednesday that the company could open a cryptocurrency exchange in the future. From a report: The subject came up in an interview with CNBC, during which CEO Adena Friedman expressed openness to the idea. "Certainly Nasdaq would consider becoming a crypto exchange over time," Friedman remarked, adding: "If we do look at it and say 'it's time, people are ready for a more regulated market,' for something that provides a fair experience for investors... I believe that digital currencies will continue to persist it's just a matter of how long it will take for that space to mature. Once you look at it and say, 'do we want to provide a regulated market for this?' Certainly Nasdaq would consider it."

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  1. Who wouldn't want to be an exchange? by OrangeTide · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Being an exchange is zero risk, and you get a slice of all the action. No need to worry about the latest mining hardware, or losing your shirt in the wildly unstable cryptocurrency market.

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    “Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
  2. Step 4 by Aaden42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nasdaq "would consider" selling your grandma into slavery if it were deemed profitable and the the regulatory environment shifted / was purchased appropriately.