Qube Research accelerates expansion into digital asset trading, invests in Treadfi and scouts external fund managers
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It was reported that QRT had invested in Treadfi, recruited for crypto-focused roles, and evaluated external crypto fund managers.
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Qube Research accelerates expansion into digital asset trading, invests in Treadfi and seeks external fund managers
BlockBeats news,October 1, Bloomberg reporter Muyao Shen reported that London-based multi-strategy quantitative hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is accelerating its expansion into the digital asset trading business, investing in trading infrastructure and seeking external fund managers.
It is understood that QRT has made a strategic investment in algorithmic trading and execution technology provider Treadfi, which supports execution routing across centralized exchanges (CEX), decentralized perpetual futures exchanges (Perp DEX) and on-chain protocols. In addition,QRT is actively recruiting for crypto-focused roles, including quantitative researchers and traders, and is seeking and evaluating external crypto fund managers for separately managed accounts (SMA).
Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/369941
Key points
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BlockBeats said that the report was made by Bloomberg reporter Muyao Shen.
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Reports describe Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) as a London-headquartered multi-strategy quantitative hedge fund.
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It was reported that QRT had made a strategic investment in Treadfi, a provider of algorithmic trading and execution technology.
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It was reported that Treadfi supports execution routing across centralized exchanges, decentralized perpetual futures exchanges, and on-chain protocols.
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It was reported that QRT was recruiting for crypto-focused roles, including quantitative researchers and traders.
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It was reported that QRT was seeking and evaluating external crypto fund managers for separately managed accounts.
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The core of this news is:QRT expanding its digital asset trading business across three areas: technology, talent, and external managers. Treadfi provides trade execution routing across different trading venues and on-chain protocols;QRT it is also recruiting for crypto positions and seeking external crypto fund managers for separately managed accounts.
Why it matters to readers
If the reported content is implemented,QRT investment in trade execution technology, targeted hiring, and external manager evaluations indicate that it is increasing its digital asset trading capabilities and related infrastructure investment.
Beginners can understand this as a quantitative hedge fund building the technology and staffing infrastructure needed for crypto trading, but this does not mean that any particular crypto asset will rise as a result.
Risks and unknowns
The original text is BlockBeats' account of a report by a Bloomberg journalist, with neither the original Bloomberg article nor QRT Treadfi's official announcement attached.
The investment amount, investment terms, and completion date were not disclosed.
The scale of recruitment, the assets under management in the separately managed accounts, and the names of the external fund managers were not disclosed.
It remains unclear when the relevant initiatives will translate into actual products, trading activity, or capital deployment.
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A method of executing trades using automated software that follows predefined instructions; the software can access the trading platform API to monitor conditions and submit or cancel orders.
