STS Digital, making headlines

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Maxime Seiler notes that weak crypto prices mask adoption, making yield strategies the main trade. Then, Kavita Maharaj‑Alexander writes on crypto’s next phase being driven by proving compliance in practice, elevating the infrastructure providers that enable it.

STS Digital is proud to announce its nomination in the prestigious WatersTechnology Rankings for both Trading Services and Best Algorithmic Trading Provider.

Each week the Crypto Rundown breaks down the latest trading activity, trends and developments on everything from coins to tokens, futures and even OTC crypto options.

Institutional Clients Can Now Trade Derivatives with a Principal Dealer Directly from Custody — Eliminating Counterparty Risk While Preserving Full Market Access

Through this integration, STS Digital users will access real-time insights into trading activity, positions, and market exposure. Haruko consolidates data across STS Digital and other venues, providing a unified view of digital asset portfolios alongside advanced pricing, risk analytics, and performance reporting.

The Bermuda-based market maker is targeting US$100m traded notional from crypto-linked structured products by the end of 2026.

The platform, which covers 400 tokens, is aimed at banks, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals and comes as digital assets face growing institutional demand.

The CMT Digital-backed crypto options player is launching a modular platform for structured products, offering a way to build investment vehicles with predefined payouts.

The new platform builds on STS Digital’s existing derivatives offering, bringing tailored strategies to a broad subset of its token universe.

STS Digital Closes $30 Million Strategic Round from investors including CMT Digital and Payward to scale and strengthen its Crypto Options Trading Platform.

This week, Imran sits down with Maxime Seiler, co-founder of STS Digital, one of the leading market makers in the crypto options space. They talk about why crypto has remained relatively stable despite the macro pressure, how options traders are positioning right now, and what current volatility levels could be signaling for the next move.

Last week, the Bermuda-based firm raised $30mn from a host of crypto-centric investors to catapult its business. Seiler told Sandmark that the interest of large traditional players is proof that STS’s focus and business model is sound.

STS Digital raised $30 million in a funding round led by CMT Digital with participation from Kraken’s parent company and other major investors. Funds will be used to expand its crypto options platform, strengthen liquidity, and enhance institutional trading infrastructure.

STS Digital secured $30 million in a strategic funding round led by CMT Digital. The Bermuda-based firm will leverage these funds to scale its institutional trading platform and solidify its position as a critical liquidity provider in the digital asset space. Offering access to over 400 cryptocurrencies via spot, options, and structured products through a unified interface, STS Digital aims to meet escalating institutional demand for sophisticated digital asset derivatives.

STS Digital said it has raised $30 million in a strategic funding round led by CMT Digital, with participation from Payward, the infrastructure provider behind Kraken, and other investors.

The Bermuda-based firm offers trading across 400+ cryptocurrencies with spot, vanilla, and exotic options, targeting institutional demand as crypto options open interest reaches $40 billion.

STS Digital closed its strategic round led by CMT Digital, with participation from Payward, Strobe Ventures, Arrington Capital, F-Prime and BitRock Capital, to accelerate the growth of its crypto options trading platform.

Bitcoin fell below $90,000 in early January 2026, down about 6% from its recent peak, with analysts calling the decline a healthy retracement. Some noted that $90,000 may shift from resistance to support if the level holds. Experts attributed the drop to profit-taking and market corrections, not fundamental changes. Long-term predictions suggest a constructive macro environment and potential for deeper institutional adoption of Bitcoin in 2026.

Bitcoin Fatigue Sets In as Token Heads for Fourth Annual Loss

Options are showing that Bitcoin is heading into the final weeks of 2025 under intense pressure, with around $23 billion in contracts set to expire next Friday that threaten to amplify already-elevated volatility.

XRP price prediction 2026 presents conflicting signals as the digital asset trades at $1.85 on December 30, 2025, caught between bullish institutional forecasts and bearish technical patterns.

Institutions are increasingly using bitcoin options strategies on altcoins to manage price volatility and enhance returns, STS Digital told CoinDesk.

Bitcoin volatility index, BVIV, has blown past trendline resistance, pointing to increased price turbulence.

STS Digital is the lead market maker on Coinmatch; quotes Maxime Seiler on institutional trading infrastructure.

Quotes Maxime Seiler on how the CoinDesk 80 Index supports STS Digital’s altcoin option offering.

Expanding on the STS Digital x Flovtec deal with integration of liquidity algorithms.

STS Digital announces acquisition of Flovtec to enhance market-making and liquidity services.

STS Digital’s partners with Obligate

Reports that STS Digital received a Class T Digital Assets Business License from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, enabling exchange, custody, and derivatives services.