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The growing mainstream acceptance of digital assets is setting a new standard for banks and brokers in markets like the UAE, Brazil, and Turkey – enabling customers to trade cryptocurrencies directly against local currencies. But delivering a seamless trading experience requires access to deep, reliable liquidity, which can be challenging across fragmented markets. Wyden’s institutional […]

Settlement is a core component of any trade, but in crypto, it operates differently from traditional finance. Whether you’re a bank focused on secure custody or a broker seeking competitive execution speeds, aligning your business model with the right settlement infrastructure is key to success. Wyden’s institutional-grade, automated settlement platform is purpose-built to support banks […]

Liquidity fragmentation remains one of the most persistent and complex challenges facing digital asset markets. Unlike traditional financial markets, where liquidity is largely centralized through established exchanges, clearinghouses, and dark pools, crypto liquidity is dispersed across an ever-expanding range of venues: centralized exchanges, decentralized platforms (DEXs), OTC desks, internal order books, and bespoke liquidity providers. […]

When one of Turkey’s largest banks launches a standalone crypto subsidiary, it sends a clear signal: digital assets are moving from the fringe into the core of financial services. That’s exactly what Garanti BBVA, Turkey’s second-largest private bank, did with the launch of Garanti BBVA Kripto in 2023 – a fully regulated platform purpose-built to […]

How CASPs Can Transform Fragmented Systems and Architecture Into Scalable Compliant Operations As institutional demand for digital assets continues to rise, so does the scale and complexity of the infrastructure needed to support them. Institutions seeking to join this evolving market are encountering a fragmented and often cumbersome landscape—one that requires piecing together multiple systems […]