What Bequant does

Bequant is an institutional digital asset prime brokerage and principal trading firm founded in London in 2018 and operating primarily from Malta under MFSA regulation. It serves prop traders, quantitative funds, hedge funds, token projects, and exchanges that require institutional-grade counterparty services in crypto markets. The firm operates through two legal entities — Bequant Pro Limited (Malta, MFSA-authorised, Class 3 VFA Licence No. VFA/06) and Bequant Prime Limited (Seychelles, VASP application under FSA assessment) — with $0.5 trillion in cumulative trading volumes reported since inception.

The product stack comprises four integrated institutional lines: Prime Infrastructure (capital introduction, co-investment, and execution connectivity), Credit & Lending (undercollateralised leverage up to 5x with portfolio margining and no automated liquidation, plus overcollateralised lending), OTC Trading ($200k–$100M+ block execution across 200+ pairs with T+0 settlement and fiat settlement in EUR, USD, GBP, AED), and Liquidity Provision (streaming two-sided quotes via FIX API across CEX and DEX venues). Underlying infrastructure includes FIX API and Direct Market Access connectivity across 27+ CEX/DEX venues with sub-millisecond co-location, the proprietary RiskQuant real-time cross-venue risk engine, and a ClearLoop (Copper) integration for off-exchange settlement that keeps client assets in regulated custody during on-venue execution.

Revenue is generated across four streams: bid-ask spreads on OTC block trades, interest income from undercollateralised and overcollateralised lending, bid-ask capture from market-making and liquidity provision, and infrastructure/managed service fees. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to institutional requirements; minimum OTC block size is $200k and liquidity/prime allocations range from $100k to $5M. Go-to-market is entirely direct institutional sales: senior-team consultation, streamlined KYB onboarding (typically 48–72 hours), and 24/7 dedicated institutional desks. Distribution is supported by thought-leadership content from Founder & CEO George Zarya, with no retail, marketplace, or reseller channels.

Name

Bequant

Legal name

Bequant Pro Limited

Website

https://bequant.pro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bequant is an institutional digital asset prime brokerage and principal trading firm serving prop traders, quants, hedge funds, token projects, and exchanges with credit, OTC execution, liquidity provision, and multi-venue execution infrastructure from Malta and Seychelles under MFSA and VASP regulation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Digital Asset Prime Brokerage

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Prime Brokerage & Institutional Trading Services (FSAPADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Market Making & Liquidity Provision (FSADAJAC), Institutional API Connectivity, OMS/EMS & FIX Gateways (FSADAJAJ)

Keywords

• Institutional crypto brokerage
• Digital asset prime services
• OTC block trading
• Crypto liquidity provision
• Digital asset lending

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. OTC Trading Execution: Revenue generated from executing large institutional block trades with spreads captured on OTC transactions. Minimum block size $200k to $100M+ across 200+ trading pairs with T+0 settlement capability.
2. Lending & Borrowing Facilities: Interest income from undercollateralized lending up to 5x leverage and overcollateralized lending across all major assets and tenors. Earn programs for BTC, ETH, and stablecoins. Portfolio margined facilities structured to institutional requirements.
3. Liquidity Provision: Revenue from providing continuous two-sided streaming quotes to exchanges, trading platforms, and token projects. Fees captured through bid-ask spreads on quoted pairs, with flexible fee structures including fees payable in the quoted asset.
4. Prime Infrastructure Services: Revenue from capital introduction, co-investment, and institutional-grade execution infrastructure. Services include FIX API access, DMA, off-exchange custody, and risk monitoring provided alongside firm's own balance sheet.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bequant is an institutional digital asset principal trading and prime services provider serving prop traders, quants, hedge funds, exchanges and token projects. Its core services are Prime Infrastructure (capital introduction, co-investment and execution), Credit & Lending (undercollateralised leverage up to 5x with portfolio margining and no automated liquidation), OTC Trading & Execution ($200k–$100M+ block trades across 200+ pairs with T+0 and T+1 settlement), and Liquidity Provision (streaming two-sided quotes via FIX API on CEX and DEX venues). The offering is delivered through FIX API, DMA, a client portal and direct institutional desks, with regulatory coverage in Malta (MFSA) and Seychelles (VASP application pending).

Product overview

Bequant operates as a principal trading and prime services firm offering four integrated institutional-grade products: Prime Infrastructure (capital introduction and execution), Credit & Lending (undercollateralised leverage up to 5x), OTC Trading & Execution (block trades $200k-$100M+), and Liquidity Provision (streaming quotes across 200+ pairs). These core products are underpinned by supporting infrastructure including RiskQuant (real-time cross-venue risk engine), DMA (multi-venue execution connectivity), Off-Exchange Settlement (ClearLoop-based), and Allocation of Capital services. The unified stack enables institutional counterparties to access capital, execution, credit, and liquidity from a single regulated counterparty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prime Infrastructure (Prop Trader & Quant Infrastructure) Institutional prime brokerage combining capital introduction, own-balance-sheet co-investment, and execution infrastructure for prop traders, quants, and funds. Includes FIX API access, Direct Market Access, off-exchange custody, multi-venue connectivity, and risk monitoring via RiskQuant. Targets professional traders and quantitative funds needing institutional-grade infrastructure with a regulated principal counterparty.
• Credit & Lending (Lending & Borrowing) Flexible credit facilities offering undercollateralised leverage up to 5x and overcollateralised lending across all major digital assets and tenors. Includes portfolio margined loans without automated liquidation, bespoke term structures, and Earn programs for BTC, ETH, and stablecoins. Built for institutional counterparties operating across spot and derivatives venues.
• OTC Trading & Execution Over-the-counter block trade execution for institutional counterparties. Handles $200k to $100M+ block trades across 200+ trading pairs with T+0 and T+1 settlement and fiat settlement in EUR, USD, GBP and AED. Operated through a 24/7 institutional desk for institutional digital asset execution with zero market impact.
• Liquidity Provision Institutional liquidity service providing streaming two-sided quotes across 200+ digital asset pairs via FIX API with sub-millisecond co-location options. Covers CEX and DEX venues simultaneously, with fiat settlement in EUR, USD, GBP and AED. Serves exchanges, trading platforms, and token projects as their primary liquidity provider with allocation ranges of $100k to $5M.

Quantifiable outcome

• $0.5 trillion+ cumulative volumes processed since 2018 through all market conditions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Flow Traders: Publicly listed global liquidity provider operating across digital-asset and traditional markets via proprietary technology. Comparable as a principal liquidity provider streaming quotes across venues, though serving a broader multi-asset mandate.
• Crypto.com Institutional: Institutional arm of Crypto.com offering OTC, derivatives, and prime-style services alongside a much broader retail and exchange business. Competes for institutional OTC and credit flow but as one product line within a consumer-facing exchange.
• Coinbase Prime: Institutional prime brokerage arm of Coinbase, offering OTC trading, lending, custody, and execution infrastructure. Competes in the same institutional market with vastly larger balance-sheet backing, though as a unit of a broader retail/institutional exchange business.

Direct peers

• Wintermute: Crypto-native algorithmic market maker and OTC liquidity provider operating across CEX and DEX venues. Closely comparable on liquidity provision, OTC execution, and the multi-venue principal trading book approach that Bequant adopted in 2024.
• Cumberland (DRW): Cryptocurrency OTC and market-making desk of DRW Trading, one of the longest-standing institutional crypto liquidity providers. Overlaps directly with Bequant's OTC block trading and continuous two-sided quote provision across digital-asset pairs.
• Galaxy Digital: Public crypto-native financial services firm offering institutional trading, OTC, lending, and market making across digital assets. Overlaps directly with Bequant's prime brokerage, OTC, lending, and liquidity-provision offerings, and competes for the same institutional flow.
• Matrixport: Crypto financial services platform offering institutional and retail trading, lending, and structured products. Competes with Bequant on institutional credit, OTC execution, and Earn-style yield facilities against digital-asset collateral.
• Amber Group: Global crypto financial services firm operating market making, OTC trading, lending, and structured products for institutional counterparties. Comparable on principal trading, lending facilities, and liquidity provision across CEX and DEX venues.
• FalconX: Institutional digital-asset prime broker offering OTC execution, credit, and trading infrastructure to funds, prop traders, and treasuries. Competes head-to-head with Bequant across OTC block trading, lending, and prime services.
• Hidden Road Partners: Institutional prime brokerage specializing in digital assets with cross-venue credit, execution, and FX financing for funds and proprietary traders. Directly comparable on multi-venue prime services, credit structures, and institutional onboarding workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bequant_group
• Facebookfacebook.com/BEQUANTGROUP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bequantgroup

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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