How they describe themselves: itBit is a global bitcoin exchange offering institutional and retail investors a powerful platform to buy and sell bitcoin.
By combining Silicon Valley innovation with Wall Street expertise, itBit is building next-gen digital currency products and services. As a pioneer in bitcoin technology and regulatory compliance, our core mission is to provide clients with a trusted institutional-grade exchange that operates at the highest level of sophistication. Our team’s financial expertise combined with our passion for the transformative power of bitcoin creates a culture focused on innovating the financial technologies of the future.
How they describe their product/innovation: itBit offers an institutional-grade exchange that is available to traders around the world. Our innovative platform, created for retail and institutional clients, adheres to the strictest levels of regulatory compliance and recently became the first and only regulated exchange that can accept customers across the US. The exchange supports both REST API and the Financial Information Exchange (FIX) protocols to serve sophisticated traders.
Website: itbit.com
Blog: itbit.com/blog
Twitter: @itbit
HQ: New York, NY
Founded: 2012
Product Demoed: itBit Bitcoin Trading Platform
Product Launch: April 2015
Metrics: 32 employees. Thousands of customers around the world use the exchange, from large financial institutions to major bitcoin merchant processors to individual enthusiasts. To date, the company has raised more than $30M in funding.
Presenters: Charles Cascarilla (Co-founder, CEO), Bobby Cho (Director, Institutional Client Group (ICG))
Key Executives
Charles Cascarilla (CEO & Co-Founder)
Key Board Members
Sheila C. Bair (Former FDIC Chairman), Senator Bill Bradley, Robert H. Herz (former FASB Chairman)
Key Investors
RRE Ventures, Canaan Partners, Liberty City Ventures, Jay W. Jordan II and Raptor Capital Management chairman James Pallotta
Key Customers
Institutional and retail traders
Contacts:
Bus. Dev.: Bobby Cho, Director of Institutional Client Group,
bcho@itbit.comPress:
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