{"id":630101,"date":"2025-02-25T09:53:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=630101"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:53:55","slug":"citadel-securities-ceo-ken-griffin-targets-crypto-market-amid-trumps-pro-digital-asset-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/citadel-securities-ceo-ken-griffin-targets-crypto-market-amid-trumps-pro-digital-asset-stance","title":{"rendered":"Citadel Securities CEO Ken Griffin Targets Crypto Market Amid Trump&#8217;s Pro-Digital Asset Stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market-making giant Citadel Securities is looking to become a liquidity provider for the crypto market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision is inspired by US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s embrace of the digital asset space, according to a Feb. 24 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-24\/crypto-citadel-securities-plans-to-trade-digital-coins-on-exchanges?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MDQ2NTk0MywiZXhwIjoxNzQxMDcwNzQzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUlpJNjZEV0xVNjgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMTIzRjhCN0YwRDI0RDhEQTZFNENEQjJDMjY1RkNGRSJ9.Lo0uCT-pHGaCNkUUGfDpW0MGtuj-b3otm-G9thsTM2A&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Bloomberg that cited sources familiar with the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadelsecurities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Citadel_Securities_Logo_File.jpg\" alt=\"Citadel Securities\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citadel Securities Aims To Provide Liquidity For Binance, Coinbase And Crypto.com<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The market-making firm is aiming to become a service provider for leading crypto platforms, including those run by Coinbase Global Inc., Binance Holdings and Crypto.com, the sources said. Once approved, Citadel Securities initially plans to set up teams outside of the US.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking at the 2025 UBS Financial Services Conference in Key Biscayne, Florida, Citadel Securities founder and CEO Ken Griffin said the Trump administration should push for regulatory guidelines to keep fraud at bay in the crypto space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen time and time again in markets where your tier one players are allowed to participate are actually markets that clean themselves up,&rdquo; Griffin said. He added that he would like to see this happen in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/press-releases\/mind-of-pepe-token-ico-nears-7-million-best-ai-crypto-project\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crypto<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> space.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Griffin Criticizes Biden Administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;Evil&rdquo; Approach To Regulation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Griffin went on to criticize the Joe Biden administration for its &ldquo;evil&rdquo; approach to &ldquo;regulation by enforcement&rdquo; in the crypto space. In recent months, the Citadel Securities CEO and founder has also said it was a &rdquo;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mistake&rdquo;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for his firm to have avoided the crypto market earlier.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Bitcoin surpassed $100K for the first time, Griffin said digital assets are part of the A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">merican people reclaiming &ldquo;agency&rdquo; in their lives after electing Trump as Biden&rsquo;s replacement.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everyone talking about Powell&rsquo;s Bitcoin comment. <\/p>\n<p>But the more bullish take was from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin (notorious crypto skeptic):<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The question is how much has crypto captured the zeitgeist of the world. <\/p>\n<p>Why crypto is doing well ties into why people voted for Trump. It&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcuSoCLAeJ\">pic.twitter.com\/AcuSoCLAeJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yano &#129002; (@JasonYanowitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonYanowitz\/status\/1864404692794560955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Griffin&rsquo;s decision to try to make Citadel Securities a market maker in the crypto space comes as the financial industry gears up for more activity in the digital asset sector under pro-crypto US President Trump.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While campaigning, Trump promised to make the US the &ldquo;crypto capital of the planet.&rdquo; Since taking power, President Trump has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/trump-declares-an-end-to-bidens-crypto-policies-vows-u-s-leadership-in-bitcoin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sought to overhaul<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rules that restricted activity under former President Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related Articles:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/kanye-west-meme-coin-sparks-rug-pull-fears-meme-index-offers-a-safer-way-to-invest-as-presale-nears-4m\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanye West Meme Coin Sparks Rug Pull Fears<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/standard-chartered-says-bitcoin-at-500k-still-achievable-as-btc-bull-token-roars-past-2-5m-in-presale\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard Chartered Says Bitcoin At $500k Still Achievable<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/nft-sales-fall-11-to-115m-in-the-past-7-days-cryptoslam\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFT Sales Fall 11% To $115M In The Past 7 Days<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                        <div class=\"inContentProviderSingle inContentColor--insidebitcoins fc-row\">\n                        <div class=\"inContentProviderSingle--wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"row mb-lg-3\">\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n                                        <p class=\"inContentProviderSingle--title\">Best Wallet - 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