American investment bank TD Cowen has closed down its cryptocurrency unit, Cowen Digital, today (Thursday), just over a year after its launch, without providing any proper explanation.
“Today will be the last day for the team here at Cowen Digital,” the investment bank stated in an email sent to its staff yesterday (Wednesday), according to Bloomberg News. Cowen Digital had roughly eleven employees.
Cowen Digital was launched last year in March to facilitate cryptocurrency market exposure to institutions. The platform offered 16 crypto assets at launch, including Bitcoin , Ethereum