Prime Brokers

Large crypto exchanges are leaning towards “liquidity capture,” according to one trading firm (Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)
Crypto Exchanges Clamping Down on Prime Brokers Is Backwards Step for Market Efficiency, Traders Say
Binance and OKX say closing a loophole that meant crypto prime brokers could offer lower fees is about transparency and creating a level playing field. Some trading firms say...
Large crypto exchanges are leaning towards “liquidity capture,” according to one trading firm (Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)

Michael Higgins, global head of business development at Hidden Road (Hidden Road)
Prime Broker Hidden Road Adds Major Crypto Exchanges, Expands Use of BlackRock’s BUIDL Token
Hidden Road is now integrated with Coinbase International Exchange, OKX, Deribit, Bitfinex, AsiaNext, SIX Digital Exchange and Bullish.
Michael Higgins, global head of business development at Hidden Road (Hidden Road)

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Why Prime Brokers Could Be a Source of Crypto Contagion
Prime brokers are a new source of liquidity in this cycle, which could be good and bad in the long-run, says Phillip Moran, CEO of the Digital Opportunities Group.
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Komainu are lion-like statues often placed at the entrance to Shinto temples. (Shutterstock)
Nomura-Backed Custodian Komainu Adds Hidden Road to Crypto Collateral Management Platform
Hidden Road is the first provider offering digital prime brokerage services to join the ecosystem.
Komainu are lion-like statues often placed at the entrance to Shinto temples. (Shutterstock)

Apifiny's employees in a photo from 2020.
Crypto Trading Business Apifiny Snags FINRA Broker-Dealer License
Apifiny connects professional traders with 40-odd global exchanges to search the best execution prices.
Apifiny's employees in a photo from 2020.

Bequant CEO George Zarya
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.
Bequant CEO George Zarya

(Matt Antonioli/Unsplash)
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.
(Matt Antonioli/Unsplash)

B2C2 founder Max Boonen (CoinDesk archives)
Crypto Trading Firm B2C2 Eyes Prime Brokerage Space With $30M Stake Sale to SBI
B2C2 wants to use its new partnership with SBI Holdings as a route to becoming a crypto prime broker.
B2C2 founder Max Boonen (CoinDesk archives)