Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX is exploring sale, IPO

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    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/22/institutional-crypto-trading-platform-lmax-is-exploring-sale-ipo",
    "title": "Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX is exploring sale, IPO - CoinDesk",
    "excerpt": "Recent transactions include Kraken parent Payward’s agreement to acquire derivatives platform Bitnomial , as well as Bullish, the owner of CoinDesk, announcing a $4.2 billion purchase of Equiniti to expand into tokenization and transfer agency services. Industry analysts expect further consolidation as firms compete to build out institutional-grade capabilities across custody, settlement, tokenization and stablecoin infrastructure. In July 2021, LMAX announced that J.C. Flowers, a global financial services-focused private equity firm, would acquire a 30% stake in the company for $300 million, valuing the group at approximately $1 billion. The investment was designed to support LMAX’s continued expansion across institutional FX and cryptocurrency markets. LMAX has expanded over the past year as it sought to position itself as a bridge between traditional finance and crypto markets. In February, it unveiled a 24/7 multi-asset exchange allowing institutions to trade tokenized and traditional assets around the clock, broadening its business beyond spot crypto trading. The platform was designed to support foreign exchange, digital assets, commodities and tokenized securities. That move followed January’s $150 million strategic investment from Ripple , which was intended to help expand institutional adoption of Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin through LMAX’s trading and settlement network...",
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    "published_at": "2026-07-24T14:39:23Z",
    "article_sentence": "Recent transactions include Kraken parent Payward’s agreement to acquire derivatives platform Bitnomial , as well as Bullish, the owner of CoinDesk, announcing a $4.2 billion purchase of Equiniti to expand into tokenization and transfer agency services.",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"bullish.com","limit":20}'