Crypto.com has named Iskandar Vanblarcum Managing Director of its exchange as it prepares to expand into regulated prediction markets.
Vanblarcum will lead the Crypto.com Exchange’s institutional growth and oversee new products and services for clients, including planned prediction market and real-world asset offerings.
His immediate focus will be building an institutional-grade venue for event contracts, with plans to offer regulated access to exchange clients globally.
Vanblarcum brings more than 20 years of experience across investment banking, financial market infrastructure and digital assets.
He moved into digital assets in 2021 and has worked on institutional products, regulatory efforts and custody partnerships across several markets.
His experience includes work linked to the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets framework, Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority and licensing efforts in The Bahamas.
Prior to that, Vanblarcum held senior roles at London Stock Exchange Group and Barclays Investment Bank.
“Prediction markets are where derivatives were in the 1980s – institutional capital knows they belong in the portfolio and they are looking for a regulated, secure platform to access these contracts.
The Crypto.com exchange already has the infrastructure – my job is to build the institutional venue that the next decade of on-chain finance deserves and continue the company’s mission to bridge traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem,”
said Iskandar Vanblarcum, Managing Director, Crypto.com Exchange.
The Crypto.com exchange serves advanced traders, family offices and financial institutions, and supports USD spot trading.
The exchange recently upgraded its interface to improve market analysis, trade execution and fund management.
It also integrated BlackRock’s tokenised fund BUIDL, allowing institutional clients to use the asset as collateral for margin trading.
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