Лондон теряет статус финансового центра: биржа Bitpanda выбирает Франкфурт и Нью-Йорк

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Австрийская криптобиржа Bitpanda категорически отказалась от планов выйти на Лондонскую фондовую биржу, назвав ее слишком неликвидной для привлечения серьезных инвестиций. Вместо этого компания присматривается к Франкфурту или Нью-Йорку — явный сигнал о том, что британский финансовый центр теряет свою привлекательность.

Эрик Демут (Eric Demuth), основатель венской биржи, прямо заявил Financial Times: «Это точно будет не в Лондоне». По его словам, Лондонская фондовая биржа переживает не лучшие времена с точки зрения ликвидности, и в ближайшие годы ситуация вряд ли улучшится.

Демут не единственный, кто так думает. Британский финтех Wise и другие компании уже начали переносить свои основные листинги за границу, чтобы привлечь больше инвесторов. Получается, что Лондон превращается из магнита для капитала в город, от которого бегут.

Лондон на 30-летнем дне

Цифры говорят сами за себя: объем средств, привлеченных через листинги в Лондоне в первой половине года, упал до минимума за 30 лет. Это не просто временные трудности — это системный кризис, который ставит под вопрос способность Великобритании конкурировать с другими мировыми финансовыми центрами.

Криптополитика страны тоже оставляет желать лучшего. В июне аналитики из независимого института OMFIF заявили, что Великобритания растратила свое преимущество первопроходца в сфере распределенных финансов. А в прошлом месяце Coinbase выпустила саркастическое видео, высмеивающее состояние британской экономики — веселые песни о том, что «все хорошо», на фоне кадров бедности и разрушающейся инфраструктуры.

Америка как магнит для криптокомпаний

Пока Лондон страдает, криптокомпании активно подают документы на листинг в США. В этом месяце Gemini Space Station братьев Уинклвоссов (Cameron и Tyler Winklevoss) подала заявку на листинг на Nasdaq под тикером GEMI. К ним присоединились блокчейн-кредитор Figure, BitGo и Bullish — еще одна биржа, поддерживаемая Питером Тилем (Peter Thiel), которая уже разместилась на NYSE.

Интересно, что сама Bitpanda недавно запустилась в Великобритании, предложив пользователям торговлю более чем 600 цифровыми активами, и даже заключила спонсорское соглашение с футбольным клубом «Арсенал». Видимо, торговать в стране — одно, а привлекать там капитал — совсем другое.

Решение Bitpanda отражает более широкую тенденцию: криптоиндустрия голосует долларами за юрисдикции с более четким регулированием и глубокими рынками капитала. Лондон пока в этой гонке проигрывает.

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