#market-making

[rwatimes]

Bitcoin Standard Treasury aims for conservative Bitcoin returns, says Adam Back

➤ Bitcoin Standard Treasury (BSTR), founded by Adam Back, aims to generate conservative returns on its significant Bitcoin holdings (over 30,021 BTC) using traditional capital market strategies like covered options and market making. ➤ The company explicitly avoids DeFi yield chasing, prioritizing security and low counterparty risk, and plans to go public on Nasdaq via a SPAC merger. ➤ BSTR's strategy focuses on steady, predictable returns rather than pure Bitcoin price appreciation, differentiating it from other crypto investment vehicles and potentially attracting institutional capital.

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Centrifuge joins OKX’s Exchange OS to build shared infrastructure for tokenized assets

Centrifuge joins OKX's Exchange OS as a founding partner, building shared market infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets with 300K TPS capacity.

➤ Centrifuge has partnered with OKX's Exchange OS as a founding partner to develop shared market infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets. ➤ This collaboration aims to simplify trading, distribution, and composition of tokenized assets by leveraging OKX's exchange engine on the X Layer blockchain, promising high transaction speeds (300K TPS). ➤ The initiative seeks to reduce friction for institutional investors and enable greater composability between different tokenized assets within a unified ecosystem.

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Virtu Financial Links Market Making To Zerohash Digital Asset Liquidity

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) has joined zerohash's liquidity ecosystem as a market-making partner. The company is providing liquidity across zerohash's central limit order book and request for quote systems. The move connects Virtu's market-making capabilities with a growing digital asset infrastructure provider. For you as an investor, this move ties a traditional electronic market maker directly into a digital asset venue. Virtu Financial focuses on market making and trade execution across...

➤ Virtu Financial has partnered with Zerohash to provide market-making services within Zerohash's digital asset liquidity ecosystem. ➤ This move integrates Virtu's traditional market-making capabilities into the growing digital asset space, serving clients like broker-dealers and fintech platforms. ➤ The partnership is seen as a strategic step for Virtu to broaden its revenue streams and adapt to increasing institutional interest in tokenized assets, though regulatory and competitive risks remain.

[rwatimes]

Virtu (VIRT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Virtu (VIRT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

➤ Virtu reported strong Q2 2025 financial results, driven by elevated market volatility in ETFs, crypto, and options, leading to record performance in its Market Making and Execution Services segments. ➤ The company highlighted significant growth in its digital assets desk and discussed opportunities in stablecoins and tokenization, citing recent legislative advancements like the GENIUS Act as catalysts. ➤ A leadership transition was announced, with CEO Doug Cifu retiring at year-end and Aaron Simons set to take over, aiming for continuity in strategy and technology-focused leadership.

[technofin]

BHM Capital Launches Market-Making in Bahrain Bourse

BHM Capital, a leading financial institution in the UAE capital markets, announced the launch of market-making operations in the Bahrain Bourse, following the successful completion of all regulatory, technical, and operational requirements in coordination with Bahraini authorities. This initiative aims to support liquidity provision, enhance price discovery efficiency, and achieve more orderly…

BHM Capital Launches Market-Making in Bahrain Bourse

[thewallstreetexecutive]

Wall Street banks avoided their worst fears of the Volcker rule after regulators crafted the ban on speculative trading to leave market-making operations intact.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which among big U.S. banks gets the largest portion of its revenue from trading, climbed to the highest level in almost three months after five agencies approved the rule yesterday. Changes in the final wording broadened exemptions for banks’ market-making desks, which generate more than $40 billion a year in revenue.