Key highlights:
- Wintermute USA has registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, expanding the crypto market maker into regulated US securities markets
- The firm can now trade equities and options, provide ETP liquidity, and self-clear digital asset securities for its own account
- Wintermute says the move positions it for deeper convergence between traditional finance and digital assets as tokenization accelerates
Wintermute has expanded into the regulated US securities markets after its affiliate, Wintermute USA LLC, registered with US regulators as a broker-dealer. The move gives the digital asset market maker access to traditional equities, equity options, exchange-traded products, and digital asset securities.
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Wintermute USA is now an SEC-registered broker-dealer and FINRA member (
Meanwhile, Wintermute joins a growing list of cryptocurrency firms racing to build or acquire regulated US securities businesses. Back in 2025, Ripple completed its $1.25 billion purchase of prime broker Hidden Road while Crypto.com acquired Watchdog Capital.
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