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BlockTech
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BlockTech B.V.
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block-tech.io
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Private
Founded yearint
2018
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BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm founded in January 2018 by Dennis Sluijsmans and Sjoerd Hoving, initially focused on altcoin trading before pivoting to Bitcoin options quoting. The company specializes in algorithmic trading of digital-asset derivatives, providing liquidity and fundamental pricing across Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, perpetuals, and spot markets on major centralized exchanges. Its proprietary technology stack, built in-house in Python, Rust, JavaScript, and React, comprises execution systems engineered for low-latency precision, real-time market data pipelines, gamma and delta hedging infrastructure, self-healing position and PnL systems, and liquidity provision systems. Headquartered in Amsterdam with a Singapore regional office, BlockTech operates 24/7 from multiple trading locations to follow global market activity.

The firm's revenue model is transaction-based, generated from market making, liquidity provision, proprietary trading, and, since June 2025, a Direct Counterparty Trading (DCT) program that delivers customized trading solutions with competitive pricing, deep liquidity, and ultra-low-latency execution to institutional counterparties. DCT access is facilitated through BLKT Innovations Ltd., a wholly-owned Cayman Islands subsidiary of BlockTech B.V. The company serves three primary enterprise segments: institutional investors, next-generation trading venues, and institutional counterparties requiring customized OTC execution. Named partners include Bullish exchange (options market-making) and Hidden Road (institutional OTC derivatives and prime brokerage), with the firm also participating in industry knowledge-sharing through Acuiti and TOKEN2049. As of end-2024, BlockTech doubled its workforce to over 100 employees spanning 36 nationalities, with a leadership team led by CEO Johan and CTO Vincent.

Short descriptiontext

BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm founded in 2018 that provides liquidity and customized execution across Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives and spot markets for institutional investors and trading venues worldwide.

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Operating
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Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Amsterdam
HQ countrystring
Netherlands
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
crypto derivatives trading, algorithmic trading services, liquidity provision, market making, direct counterparty trading
Industry2 codes
1OTC Desks & Block Trading Networks
CodeFSAPADAHPrimaryYes
2OTC Spot Trading & Block Execution
CodeFSADAJABPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage5231
  • Commodity Contracts Intermediation52316
SIC code2 codes
  • Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services6200
  • Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers6221
Product category
Algorithmic Crypto Derivatives Trading
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GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model3 records
1Algorithmic Derivatives Trading
TypeTransaction Fee
Description

Trading Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, and spot markets with algorithmic strategies. Revenue generated from trading profits from market-making, liquidity provision, and proprietary trading across crypto derivatives.

block-tech.io
2Liquidity Provision
TypeTransaction Fee
Description

Providing liquidity for futures, options, and perpetuals across major centralized exchanges with competitive pricing for institutional counterparties

block-tech.io
3Direct Counterparty Trading
TypeTransaction Fee
Description

Customized trading solutions for institutional partners with tailored trade execution, deep liquidity, and competitive pricing for large orders

block-tech.io
Marketing channels4 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm that provides liquidity and market-making for Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, perpetuals, and spot markets across major centralized exchanges. Its flagship Direct Counterparty Trading (DCT) program delivers customized institutional execution with ultra-low-latency, deep liquidity, and confidential transactions for large orders, serving institutional investors, trading venues, and OTC counterparties.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 3 values shown
  • Minimal slippage on large orders through direct counterparty model
+2 more records
Product overview1 text field

BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm offering a unified platform for digital-asset derivatives and spot trading. The core offering consists of Algorithmic Trading Services providing liquidity for futures, options, and perpetuals across major centralized exchanges. This is complemented by the Direct Counterparty Trading (DCT) module, which offers institutional counterparties customized trading solutions with competitive pricing, deep liquidity, and ultra-low-latency execution. The company trades Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, and spot markets while expanding into new markets. Access to DCT is facilitated through BLKT Innovations Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of BlockTech Holding B.V.

Product and service1 record
1Algorithmic Trading Services
Scale indicator6 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership4 partners
1Bullish
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2025-10-02
Description

BlockTech supports the launch of crypto options trading on Bullish as a key liquidity provider. BlockTech's market-leading systems enable counterparties to gain competitive edge via high-performance technology used in crypto-asset derivatives.

2Hidden Road
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2025-07-24
Description

BlockTech partners with Hidden Road to expand institutional access to OTC derivatives. The partnership enables institutional OTC execution and prime brokerage services.

3TOKEN2049
Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2025-05-11
Description

BlockTech discusses options market structure and liquidity at TOKEN2049 conference, actively sharing insights and technical knowledge to help shape and grow the broader ecosystem.

4Acuiti
Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2025-01-19
Description

BlockTech shares insights on liquidity provision and execution models in Acuiti's report on Market Making Expertise, contributing to industry knowledge development.

Recent move11 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight6 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Wintermute
TypeDirect peer
Description

One of the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading firms providing liquidity across centralized exchanges and OTC for institutional counterparties. Directly comparable to BlockTech in market-making and OTC derivatives services.

2GSR Markets
TypeDirect peer
Description

Crypto-native liquidity provider and algorithmic trading firm specializing in options, futures, and spot markets. Direct competitor in institutional crypto derivatives market making.

3Jump Crypto
TypeDirect peer
Description

Cryptocurrency arm of Jump Trading, providing algorithmic trading, market making, and liquidity across major centralized venues. Directly comparable in derivatives trading and infrastructure sophistication.

4B2C2
TypeDirect peer
Description

Institutional crypto liquidity provider offering OTC and electronic trading services across spot and derivatives. Direct competitor in providing institutional counterparties with deep liquidity and custom execution.

5Kronos Research
TypeDirect peer
Description

Crypto-native quantitative trading firm providing liquidity and algorithmic execution across multiple exchanges. Comparable in trading technology stack and institutional focus.

6Cumberland (DRW)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Cumberland is DRW's crypto trading arm, providing institutional liquidity for spot and derivatives across global venues. Direct peer in institutional OTC crypto derivatives.

7Amber Group
TypeDirect peer
Description

Crypto-native financial services firm offering market making, proprietary trading, and institutional execution. Comparable in algorithmic derivatives trading and institutional client focus.

8Flow Traders
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Publicly-traded electronic liquidity provider with established ETF/equities operations now active in crypto. Broader incumbent with overlapping algorithmic trading capabilities.

9Galaxy Digital
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Diversified crypto financial services firm including trading, asset management, and investment banking. Overlaps with BlockTech in institutional crypto trading and market making.

10FalconX
TypeEmerging player
Description

Institutional digital asset prime brokerage offering trading, credit, and custody. Adjacent competitor in providing institutional clients with custom crypto execution and liquidity access.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat5 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers3 records

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Segment3 records

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Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
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Has app

Feature6 records

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Number of profiles
Profiles10 records

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Subsidiaries1 record

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Investment1 record

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BlockTech

Algorithmic Crypto Derivatives Tradingblock-tech.io

BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm founded in 2018 that provides liquidity and customized execution across Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives and spot markets for institutional investors and trading venues worldwide.

What BlockTech does

BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm founded in January 2018 by Dennis Sluijsmans and Sjoerd Hoving, initially focused on altcoin trading before pivoting to Bitcoin options quoting. The company specializes in algorithmic trading of digital-asset derivatives, providing liquidity and fundamental pricing across Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, perpetuals, and spot markets on major centralized exchanges. Its proprietary technology stack, built in-house in Python, Rust, JavaScript, and React, comprises execution systems engineered for low-latency precision, real-time market data pipelines, gamma and delta hedging infrastructure, self-healing position and PnL systems, and liquidity provision systems. Headquartered in Amsterdam with a Singapore regional office, BlockTech operates 24/7 from multiple trading locations to follow global market activity.

The firm's revenue model is transaction-based, generated from market making, liquidity provision, proprietary trading, and, since June 2025, a Direct Counterparty Trading (DCT) program that delivers customized trading solutions with competitive pricing, deep liquidity, and ultra-low-latency execution to institutional counterparties. DCT access is facilitated through BLKT Innovations Ltd., a wholly-owned Cayman Islands subsidiary of BlockTech B.V. The company serves three primary enterprise segments: institutional investors, next-generation trading venues, and institutional counterparties requiring customized OTC execution. Named partners include Bullish exchange (options market-making) and Hidden Road (institutional OTC derivatives and prime brokerage), with the firm also participating in industry knowledge-sharing through Acuiti and TOKEN2049. As of end-2024, BlockTech doubled its workforce to over 100 employees spanning 36 nationalities, with a leadership team led by CEO Johan and CTO Vincent.

BlockTech firmographics

Firmographics
Name
BlockTech
Legal name
BlockTech B.V.
Website
https://block-tech.io
Company type
Private
Founded year
2018
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm founded in 2018 that provides liquidity and customized execution across Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives and spot markets for institutional investors and trading venues worldwide.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

BlockTech industry classification

Industry
Product category
Algorithmic Crypto Derivatives Trading
NAICS
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316)
SIC
Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)
akta.pro primary industry
OTC Desks & Block Trading Networks (FSAPADAH)
akta.pro secondary industry
OTC Spot Trading & Block Execution (FSADAJAB)

Keywords

  • Crypto derivatives trading
  • Algorithmic trading services
  • Liquidity provision
  • Market making
  • Direct counterparty trading

Where BlockTech is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Amsterdam
HQ country
Netherlands
HQ region
Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

BlockTech business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Algorithmic Derivatives Trading: Trading Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, and spot markets with algorithmic strategies. Revenue generated from trading profits from market-making, liquidity provision, and proprietary trading across crypto derivatives.
  2. Liquidity Provision: Providing liquidity for futures, options, and perpetuals across major centralized exchanges with competitive pricing for institutional counterparties
  3. Direct Counterparty Trading: Customized trading solutions for institutional partners with tailored trade execution, deep liquidity, and competitive pricing for large orders

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

BlockTech product offering

Product offering

Core offering

BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm that provides liquidity and market-making for Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, perpetuals, and spot markets across major centralized exchanges. Its flagship Direct Counterparty Trading (DCT) program delivers customized institutional execution with ultra-low-latency, deep liquidity, and confidential transactions for large orders, serving institutional investors, trading venues, and OTC counterparties.

Product overview

BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm offering a unified platform for digital-asset derivatives and spot trading. The core offering consists of Algorithmic Trading Services providing liquidity for futures, options, and perpetuals across major centralized exchanges. This is complemented by the Direct Counterparty Trading (DCT) module, which offers institutional counterparties customized trading solutions with competitive pricing, deep liquidity, and ultra-low-latency execution. The company trades Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, and spot markets while expanding into new markets. Access to DCT is facilitated through BLKT Innovations Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of BlockTech Holding B.V.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Algorithmic Trading Services

Quantifiable outcome

  • Minimal slippage on large orders through direct counterparty model
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use BlockTech

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

BlockTech technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

BlockTech partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • BullishcoreTechnology or Integration · 2 October 2025BlockTech supports the launch of crypto options trading on Bullish as a key liquidity provider. BlockTech's market-leading systems enable counterparties to gain competitive edge via high-performance technology used in crypto-asset derivatives.
  • Hidden RoadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025BlockTech partners with Hidden Road to expand institutional access to OTC derivatives. The partnership enables institutional OTC execution and prime brokerage services.
  • TOKEN2049minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2025BlockTech discusses options market structure and liquidity at TOKEN2049 conference, actively sharing insights and technical knowledge to help shape and grow the broader ecosystem.
  • AcuitiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2025BlockTech shares insights on liquidity provision and execution models in Acuiti's report on Market Making Expertise, contributing to industry knowledge development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

BlockTech competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Wintermute: One of the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading firms providing liquidity across centralized exchanges and OTC for institutional counterparties. Directly comparable to BlockTech in market-making and OTC derivatives services.
  • GSR Markets: Crypto-native liquidity provider and algorithmic trading firm specializing in options, futures, and spot markets. Direct competitor in institutional crypto derivatives market making.
  • Jump Crypto: Cryptocurrency arm of Jump Trading, providing algorithmic trading, market making, and liquidity across major centralized venues. Directly comparable in derivatives trading and infrastructure sophistication.
  • B2C2: Institutional crypto liquidity provider offering OTC and electronic trading services across spot and derivatives. Direct competitor in providing institutional counterparties with deep liquidity and custom execution.
  • Kronos Research: Crypto-native quantitative trading firm providing liquidity and algorithmic execution across multiple exchanges. Comparable in trading technology stack and institutional focus.
  • Cumberland (DRW): Cumberland is DRW's crypto trading arm, providing institutional liquidity for spot and derivatives across global venues. Direct peer in institutional OTC crypto derivatives.
  • Amber Group: Crypto-native financial services firm offering market making, proprietary trading, and institutional execution. Comparable in algorithmic derivatives trading and institutional client focus.

Broad incumbents

  • Flow Traders: Publicly-traded electronic liquidity provider with established ETF/equities operations now active in crypto. Broader incumbent with overlapping algorithmic trading capabilities.
  • Galaxy Digital: Diversified crypto financial services firm including trading, asset management, and investment banking. Overlaps with BlockTech in institutional crypto trading and market making.

Emerging players

  • FalconX: Institutional digital asset prime brokerage offering trading, credit, and custody. Adjacent competitor in providing institutional clients with custom crypto execution and liquidity access.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

BlockTech financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

BlockTech leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

BlockTech subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

BlockTech funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

BlockTech M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about BlockTech

What does BlockTech do?

BlockTech is a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm that provides liquidity and market-making for Bitcoin and Ethereum options, futures, perpetuals, and spot markets across major centralized exchanges. Its flagship Direct Counterparty Trading (DCT) program delivers customized institutional execution with ultra-low-latency, deep liquidity, and confidential transactions for large orders, serving institutional investors, trading venues, and OTC counterparties.

Is BlockTech a public or private company?

BlockTech is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was BlockTech founded?

BlockTech was founded in 2018. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is BlockTech based?

BlockTech is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.

How does BlockTech make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Algorithmic Derivatives Trading is the primary driver. The others are liquidity Provision and direct Counterparty Trading.

Who are BlockTech's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Wintermute, GSR Markets, Jump Crypto, B2C2, Kronos Research, Cumberland (DRW) and Amber Group. Broad incumbents are Flow Traders and Galaxy Digital. FalconX is listed as an emerging player.

Does BlockTech have an API?

No public API is recorded for BlockTech.

What industry is BlockTech in?

BlockTech's product category is Algorithmic Crypto Derivatives Trading. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAPADAH, OTC Desks & Block Trading Networks, with a secondary code of FSADAJAB, OTC Spot Trading & Block Execution. Its NAICS code is 5231 and its SIC code is 6200.

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