ErisX cryptocurrency trading platform adds $ 27.5 million B series to its portfolio

ErisX has just added a bunch of coins to his wallet.

The Chicago-based company, which is building a centralized platform for individuals and institutions to access, manage and trade cryptocurring spot and futures like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin, has announced the re-launch of a $ 27.5 series millions B.

"There are many global spot platforms – but we will look into it and we will marry it to futures on our platform, we will apply fundamental principles to everything, bringing depth and liquidity to the market," said Chief Commercial Officer Kelly Brown. "And by weaving into strong partners, we hope to make it known to the masses that have not yet had visibility".

We have significant hiring plans for the next 12 months ".

The financing of this round was provided by Bitmain, ConsenSys, Fidelity Investments, Nasdaq Ventures and the parent company of TradeStation Securities, Monex Group Inc.

"We have significant hiring plans for the next 12 months," added Brown, saying that the company expects to double the size with hiring across the team.

In October, the company closed a separate loan, with contributions from DRW Venture Capital, Valor Equity Partners, TD Ameritrade, Virtu Financial, NEX Opportunities, Cboe Global Markets and other companies, for an undeclared total.

According to their website, ErisX is anticipating regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is preparing for a full launch starting next year.