EDX Markets, Raven Team Up to Boost Institutional Crypto Liquidity

EDX Markets, a Chicago-based digital asset technology company that operates an institutional-only trading venue alongside a central clearinghouse, announced a strategic partnership Wednesday with Raven, a proprietary high-frequency trading firm and liquidity provider, according to a company statement.

The alliance is designed to strengthen liquidity conditions for institutional participants in digital asset markets, combining EDX Markets' regulated trading infrastructure with Raven's high-frequency market-making capabilities. Such partnerships reflect a broader industry push to bring deeper, more reliable liquidity pools to professional crypto trading desks that demand tighter spreads and faster execution.

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EDX Markets has positioned itself as a venue built specifically for institutional counterparties, a structure intended to address longstanding concerns in the crypto industry around conflicts of interest and counterparty risk. The integration of a central clearinghouse within its model further differentiates the platform from many retail-facing exchanges that rely on bilateral settlement.

Raven's role as a high-frequency trading firm and liquidity provider means the firm continuously quotes buy and sell prices across assets, a function that is critical to reducing slippage and improving price discovery for large institutional orders. Partnerships between dedicated trading venues and specialist market makers are a common mechanism in traditional financial markets and are increasingly being adopted in institutional crypto infrastructure.

No financial terms of the partnership were disclosed. Continue reading at Cryptocurrency.