GFO-X and Laser Digital partner to enhance trading of regulated digital asset derivatives

London, 22April 2025: GFO-X and Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary, today
announced a strategic partnership to support the launch of GFO-X’s UK-regulated and centrally
cleared trading venue and other GFO-X digital asset initiatives.


Laser Digital will offer its extensive client base access to GFO-X’s centrally cleared digital asset
futures and options products. Combining TradFi best practices with crypto innovation, Laser Digital,
as a regulated Tier 1 financial institution, offers investors the confidence to navigate digital asset
markets safely and in a compliant manner. Laser Digital is the reference provider of choice for
financing solutions that intersects the crypto ecosystem and traditional finance.


Built for institutions, GFO-X provides a cutting-edge trading platform providing investors with a
secure and efficient venue to seamlessly hedge and manage digital asset exposure via a full suite of
cash settled Bitcoin index futures and options contracts. With a roster of leading liquidity providers,
OMS and EMS integrations, and derivative products cleared by LCH DigitalAssetClear, one of the
largest clearing houses in the world, GFO-X and Laser Digital will provide easy access to wholesale
trading. With settlement certainty and finality, investors can transact in size on the market or via
single or multi-leg futures and options block trades.


Additionally, through this strategic partnership, GFO-X and Laser Digital will work to unlock the
operational benefits of the digital asset market for large Tier 1 financial institutions.


Olivier Dang, Head of Ventures at Laser Digital, said, “We are thrilled to partner with GFO-X as they
launch the UK’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset
derivatives. This collaboration aligns perfectly with our vision to drive innovation and growth in the
digital asset market.”


Arnab Sen, Founder and CEO of GFO-X, said, “We are delighted to announce our strategic
partnership with Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary. This collaboration is a significant
building block in our journey of launching the UK’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue
dedicated to digital asset derivatives. Together, we aim to provide a secure and efficient trading
environment for large Tier 1 institutions that combine TradFi best practices with crypto innovation.
The evolving regulatory landscape and increasing institutional appetite for digital assets is driving
this shift, and we are poised to meet the growing demand.”


About Laser Digital
Laser Digital is a full-service digital asset firm specialising in trading, asset management, solutions
and early-stage investing. Nomura established Laser Digital to provide new value in digital assets to
its clients, bridging traditional and crypto markets. We are positioned uniquely in the market,
combining years of traditional and crypto-native experience.

About GFO-X
GFO-X is the UK’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset
derivatives. GFO-X is authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and has partnered with LCH
SA. LCH SA offers clearing of Bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X through a
new segregated clearing service, LCH DigitalAssetClear.
GFO-X services the significant unmet need of large global institutional participants who require the
certainty of a safe, regulated trading venue where large financial institutions can trade digital asset
derivatives at scale while protecting their client’s assets. A ‘regulation first’ approach has already
enabled GFO-X to achieve trust and credibility with the largest institutions.
The FCA-regulated venue will bring additional depth, breadth, and diversification to market
participants’ limited choices when accessing centrally cleared digital asset derivatives in a growing
market.


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