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Portofino Technology's General Counsel and Compliance Head Is Latest Senior Exec to Exit
24.4.2025
Celyn Armstrong had worked for the crypto trading firm for over three years, and was based in London
Wintermute transfers $75M FDUSD since depegs, in $3M arbitrage opportunity
3.4.2025
Market makers’ blockchain transactions point to a potential $3 million arbitrage opportunity related to the depegging of the FDUSD stablecoin.The First Digital US dollar-pegged stablecoin (FDUSD) depegged on April 2, after Tron founder Justin Sun claimed that the stablecoin issuer...
Binance Offboards Market Maker That It Said Made $38M Profit on MOVE Listing
25.3.2025
The entity was offboarded on March 18, and Movement Labs and Movement Foundation teams were informed of the “irregularities with their market maker.”
Crypto Market Maker Keyrock Launches U.S. Entity as Regulatory Climate Set to Improve
18.3.2025
The opening of the New York office is part of the company's global expansion
Market Makers Accused of Helping Investors Bypass Locked Token Arrangements
12.3.2025
Venture capital firms and angel investors are reportedly circumventing lock-up periods for crypto tokens by using market-making firms to trade them off-market. Constructing ‘Two-Sided Books’ Some venture capital (VC) firms and angel investors reportedly have devised methods enabling...
Manta Co-founder Criticizes Market Makers, Calls Them “Blood-Sucking Worms”
10.3.2025
In a recent post on X, Victorji.eth, co-founder of Manta, sharply criticized market makers, describing them as “blood-sucking…
Crypto Market Maker Portofino Technologies Has Big Plans For 2025
4.3.2025
The cryptocurrency trading firm is considering opening new offices in both New York and Singapore
Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Eyes U.S. Expansion: Bloomberg
19.2.2025
The expansion is driven by optimism about potential regulatory changes under the Trump administration
Market Makers May Keep Bitcoin Around $100K as Overheated Market Faces Pullback Risks
5.12.2024
The hedging activity of options market makers may ensure BTC price stability amid risks from elevated funding rates
SEC Hits Market Makers With Fraud Charges for Misleading Crypto Investors
12.10.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged multiple market makers and individuals with manipulating crypto asset markets, alleging they created fake trading activity to mislead retail investors. These schemes, including practices like wash trading, aimed to fabricate the illusion...
SEC, FBI, DOJ coordinate takedown of 4 fraudulent crypto firms
9.10.2024
A complex set of overlapping companies, individuals and alleged crimes have been tackled by US federal authorities
SEC, FBI, DOJ coordinate takedown of fraudulent crypto firms
9.10.2024
A complex set of overlapping companies, individuals and alleged crimes were tackled by US federal authorities
Prosecutors Charge Four Crypto ‘Market Makers,’ Employees With Market Manipulation, Fraud
9.10.2024
Gobit and ZM Quant were secretly offering market manipulation services to projects that wanted to artificially inflate their trading volume, prosecutors allege
The Future of Automated Market Makers (AMMs) in DEXs
1.10.2024
Automated Market Makers (AMMs) have revolutionized decentralized exchanges (DEXs), bringing liquidity and decentralization to DeFi. As the landscape evolves, AMMs […]
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Market makers sold over $300M Ether as ETH price crashed below $2,200
5.8.2024
Ether's price fell from above $3,000 to $2,100 due to selling pressure from a select group of market makers
Market Maker Flowdesk Doubled Down on the U.S. as Things Looked Bleak. Now That Bet Is Paying Off
17.7.2024
Flowdesk's CEO made a contrarian bet on the U.S. as the Securities and Exchange Commission was waging war on crypto. Fast forward a year, and the country has bitcoin ETFs, ether ETFs are imminent and pro-crypto legislation is before the Senate
Digital Asset Trader Auros to Invest Over $50M in Crypto Startups Through Its Newly Established VC Arm
8.7.2024
To lead the investment efforts, the company appointed Julien Auchecorne as head of Auros Ventures
Unlocking Value: Fair Price Discovery, the Role of Market Makers
30.6.2024
Getting a token from inception to market is no mean feat and more often takes years of planning and commitment. Achieving fair price discovery and stability requires just as much commitment and energy. Generally speaking, market makers categorize the token pricing journey into four main phases:...
Are market makers manipulating 78% of new crypto listings?
24.6.2024
One formula indicates that up to 78% of new token listings since April 2024 have been conducted badly. Why do market makers seem to be indifferent?
What do crypto market makers actually do? Liquidity, or manipulation
8.5.2024
The role of crypto market makers is poorly understood: do they simply ensure crypto trades go through… or do they manipulate crypto markets?