Prime Brokerage

BlockFi Looks to Tap Institutional Market With New Platform

BlockFi launched BlockFi Prime as more institutional investors show an interest in crypto.

News  ·  10 June 2021

Solana-Based Oxygen Taps Jump Trading in Bid to Be DeFi’s Top ‘Prime Brokerage’

Oxygen will enter its beta stage in the next two to three months, co-founder Alex Grebnev said.

Business  ·  10 June 2021
Prime Brokerage

Crypto Trading Business Apifiny Snags FINRA Broker-Dealer License

Apifiny connects professional traders with 40-odd global exchanges to search the best execution prices.

Business  ·  29 April 2021
Bequant

Crypto Firm Bequant Earns Malta’s ‘In-Principle’ Approval for Prime Broker License

Bequant is on its way to becoming a fully licensed prime broker for digital assets, with the option for more securities licenses in Malta.

Business  ·  23 December 2020
BitGo

How BitGo Is Getting Into the Events Business

BitGo has added cap intro services, a kind of marketing activity carried out among hedge fund investors, to its crypto brokerage offering.

Business  ·  8 December 2020
Bequant

Prime Broker Bequant Adds Risk-Monitoring Service in Push for Added Compliance

Bequant is adding New York-based Solidus Labs’ surveillance tools to its digital asset services business.

Business  ·  30 October 2020
Bequant

Bequant Adds Services to Its Crypto Prime Brokerage Offering

Bequant added separately managed accounts, derivatives trading and instant fund transfers in a bid to compete with rival prime brokers.

Business  ·  22 October 2020
Prime Brokerage

Institutional Crypto Platform Talos Emerges From Stealth Mode

Talos is emerging from stealth mode to serve crypto brokers, custodians, exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks.

Business  ·  1 October 2020
Lending

Bequant, Now in Crowded Prime Brokerage Race, Adds Signature Bank Integration

In a newly crowded market, Bequant is still adding features to the suite of services it's been building for the past two years.

Business  ·  18 August 2020
Crypto Lending

Crypto Lender Nexo to Enter Prime Broker Race, Enlists Chainlink for Audits

Nexo is preparing to enter the prime brokerage space with Chainlink-powered audits that will bring more transparency to its operations.

Business  ·  8 July 2020
BitGo

Custody Battle Pits Institutional Boomers Against Crypto Upstarts

Crypto custodians are in a race to build the next State Street or BNY Mellon.

Business  ·  11 June 2020
Prime Brokerage

Private Swiss Bank Rolls Out New Premium Crypto Trading Service

Private Swiss bank Maerki Baumann is offering a new trading and custody service for a handful of cryptos.

News  ·  1 June 2020
Newsletters

Crypto Long & Short: The Emergence of Prime Brokers Adds Resilience but Also Risk

Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all have strong growth trajectories and balance sheets. But with that stability comes a certain degree of centralization.

Markets  ·  1 June 2020
Coinbase

Behind ‘Prime Broker’ Buzzword Lies a Complex Strategy Game for Crypto Firms

Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all announced plans to become prime brokers this month. Here's what the trend reveals about the state of the industry.

Business  ·  29 May 2020
Derivatives

Genesis Hires Ex-Galaxy Digital Staffer to Run New Derivatives Trading Desk

The derivatives desk will expand the company’s suite of products as it aims to attract more institutional clients to its newly acquired prime brokerage arm.

Business  ·  28 May 2020