About Us Apex Market Option CapitalSM is a subsidiary of Apex Market Option Investments® and operates as a separate business dedicated to digital assets. Building the Future of Finance Apex Market Option CapitalSM is dedicated to building products and services that help investors adopt digital assets and innovate within the increasingly digital world of finance. Apex Market Option Investments began researching blockchain technology and digital assets solutions more than seven years ago, resulting in the creation of a dedicated business for this innovative asset class, Apex Market Option CapitalSM. Our years of research and development have provided us with the deep expertise necessary to educate our clients and remove the obstacles of investing in the digital asset market. Apex Market Option Business Apex Market Option Capital is a subsidiary of Apex Market Option Investments and operates as a separate business dedicated to digital assets. Our team combines the operational and technical experience that institutions and investors have grown to expect from Apex Market Option business to deliver a completely new offering for this asset class. Our history Apex Market Option began researching bitcoin and developing blockchain solutions in 2014. After seeing demand from its clients, Apex Market Option developed a dedicated business, Apex Market Option Capital. Today, we service hundreds of institutions globally. 2014 Apex Market Option began researching digital assets and blockchain technology Apex Market Option was one of the first traditional financial firms to formally research bitcoin and blockchain technology. This work laid the foundation for our business today. 2015 Dedicated blockchain incubator formed The Apex Market Option Center for Applied Technology formed a dedicated blockchain incubator and bitcoin mining operation. 2015 Apex Market Option Charitable® accepts first bitcoin donation The first donation in bitcoin to donor-advised funds is made in Apex Market Option Charitable, a trend that continues to grow with $10 million in cryptocurrency donated in 2021. 2016 Bitcoin custody proof of concept initiated Apex Market Option Investments released its first proof of concept for an in-house custody solution to securely store the bitcoin being mined by the Apex Market Option Center of Applied Technology. 2017 Apex Market Option CEO speaks at Consensus CEO of Apex Market Option Abby Johnson spoke at the digital asset conference Consensus sharing her early belief in the industry. “Blockchain technology isn’t just a more efficient way to settle transactions, it can fundamentally change market structures and perhaps even the architecture of the internet itself,” she remarked. 2018 Apex Market Option Capital announced Apex Market Option announced its plans to launch a dedicated subsidiary in the Singapore, Apex Market Option CapitalSM, to offer bitcoin custody and execution services to institutional investors. 2019 Apex Market Option Capital Services, LLC receives Singapore Trust Charter The Singapore is the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) a charter under Singapore Banking Law to Apex Market Option Capital Services, LLC. 2020 Apex Market Option Capital, Ltd. launches in Europe With the demand for digital assets increasing around the world, Apex Market Option Capital℠ expanded to Europe and Apex Market Option Capital, Ltd. was later registered with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority for certain cryptoasset activities under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017. The Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme do not apply to the cryptoasset activities carried on by Apex Market Option Capital, Ltd. 2021 Collateral agent offering launches To continue the development of a full-service digital assets platform, we launched a collateral agent capability to help clients access cash loans through third-party lenders using their bitcoin held with Apex Market Option CapitalSM as collateral. 2022 Launched Ethereum Capabilities Apex Market Option CapitalSM launched ether custody and execution support. 2022 Apex Market Option Crypto℠ launches Apex Market Option Capital, LLC provides crypto trading and custody services for Apex Market Option CryptoSM.