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Aug 7, 2026

Wintermute USA Registers as SEC Broker-Dealer, Expanding into Traditional Financial Services

Cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has registered its US affiliate as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, enabling the firm to trade traditional financial instruments including stocks, options, commodities, and crypto ETFs alongside its digital asset operations.

Aug 7, 2026·3 sources

Aug 6, 2026

Wintermute registers as SEC broker-dealer for US securities trading

Crypto liquidity provider Wintermute's New York subsidiary registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, enabling it to trade stocks, options, and crypto ETFs in US securities markets.

Aug 6, 2026·2 sources

Jul 30, 2026

Institutional traders account for record 72% of crypto spot trading volume in first half of 2026

Institutional investors represented a record 72% of spot trading volume on Wintermute's OTC desk during the first half of 2026, signaling Wall Street's growing presence in cryptocurrency markets and contributing to reduced market volatility.

Jul 30, 2026·1 source

Apr 12, 2026

Bitwise Files Second Amendment to Hyperliquid ETF, Adds Trading Counterparties

Bitwise filed a second amendment to its Hyperliquid ETF application, adding Wintermute and Flowdesk as trading counterparties, one day after listing a physically-backed Hyperliquid staking ETP in Europe.

Apr 12, 2026·1 source

Top claims

▪As an authorized participant, Wintermute USA LLC can create and redeem blocks of ETF shares by exchanging them for the underlying assets or cash.
▪Prior to this registration, Wintermute expanded its offerings in early 2026 to include market making for tokenized gold and providing bilateral liquidity for prediction markets.
▪The license enables Wintermute USA LLC to self-clear digital asset securities transactions, allowing the firm to handle the full transaction cycle independently.

Topics

Crypto exchanges Securities vs. commodities Institutional crypto adoption Bitcoin ETFs Crypto regulation

Crypto market structure

Crypto markets

Crypto market liquidity

Altcoins

Altcoin markets

Yield farming & staking

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