Our Journey
Philippe Bekhazi and Walton Comer worked together at SAC Capital
January
Bitcoin Genesis Block established
Philippe Bekhazi began studying bitcoin
November
Crypto market cap
reaches $1 billion
February
XBT Opps was founded, named after bitcoin’s original ticker XBT and ‘opportunities’
July
Ethereum
launches
February
XBTO is executing millions
of trades per week across
dozens of exchanges
May
Over 1,000
cryptocurrencies
have been created
June
Crypto market cap
reaches $100 billion
August
XBTO opens the Paris office
November
XBTO expands into
OTC trading, crypto-mining,
and VC investing
March
XBTO launches the
crypto index fund
April
XBTO opens the
Bermuda office
September
XBTO joins Blockstream Liquid
as a founding node
July
Bermuda issues crypto license to XBTO International
August
450 million crypto transactions to date
October
18 million bitcoins in circulation
October
XBTO participates in first block trade of US-regulated bitcoin futures
December
XBTO participates in first block trade of US-regulated bitcoin options
May
XBTO participates in first trade of micro bitcoin futures on CME
April
XBTO opens the Miami office