Global market maker Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in crypto exchange Crypto.com, giving the platform a $20 billion valuation, according to a Thursday announcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crypto.com, which has a number of digital asset products, said the cash would help the Singapore-based company expand its services to assets such as blockchain-based securities and derivatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The cash will help bridge the gap \u201cbetween digital asset and traditional markets to create a more efficient 24\/7 financial ecosystem,\u201d a Thursday announcement<\/a> read.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe size of the opportunity in front of us is staggering, as crypto increasingly becomes the rails for finance,\u201d Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHaving built the right regulatory and tech infrastructure over the last decade, Crypto.com is now perfectly positioned to capture this new wave of growth across all asset classes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe convergence of traditional financial markets and digital asset infrastructure is an exciting evolution with the potential to further improve market efficiency,\u201d added Jim Esposito, President of Citadel Securities.<\/p>\n Thrilled to announce our first institutional funding round with a $400 million strategic investment from Citadel Securities valuing https:\/\/t.co\/pFc4Pz8PQj<\/a> at $20 billion. An incredible milestone 10 years in on our journey and the beginning of a new phase of growth. Grateful to\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Kris (@kris) July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/template><\/template> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Esposito\u2019s comment comes as Wall Street interest in blockchain technology piques \u2014 despite a market slump.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Back in February, BlackRock, the world\u2019s biggest asset manager, announced<\/a> that it was working with decentralised exchange Uniswap to bring one of its funds on-chain.<\/p>\n Before that, in January, the New York Stock Exchange said<\/a> it was building a platform allowing traders to buy and sell tokenised versions of US-listed equities and exchange-traded funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n And most recently, the S&P 500 gave crypto platform Trade[XYZ] the green light to debut a new derivative contract on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, allowing traders to gain leveraged exposure to the top index.<\/p>\n Miami, Florida-based Citadel, has for some time been interested in digital assets: Back in 2023, the company helped debut EDX Markets, a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind exchange\u201d giving investors \u201csafer, faster and more efficient cryptocurrency trading.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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