EDX Markets, a digital asset technology provider that operates an institutional-only trading venue together with a central clearinghouse, has closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings. The capital will fuel ongoing expansion, with resources directed toward strengthening trading, clearing, and settlement functions, speeding up new product development, and growing operations on a global scale.
Growing institutional interest in digital assets has created demand for infrastructure that blends blockchain-driven innovation with the risk management, transparency, and operational resilience long established in traditional financial markets.
Tony Acuña-Rohter, CEO of EDX Markets, expressed satisfaction at bringing SBI aboard as a strategic investor.
He noted SBI’s deep experience serving global financial institutions and its creation of one of the world’s digital asset and financial services ecosystems.
Acuña-Rohter said SBI’s worldwide network and proven ability to support innovative companies make it an excellent fit for advancing institutional engagement with digital assets.
The investment will improve EDX’s ability to supply the capabilities and market access that large financial players require to participate confidently and at scale.
The move fits within SBI Holdings’ broader push to develop regulated digital asset infrastructure.
The SBI Group recently launched JPYSC, Japan’s first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin, expanding its range of digital asset offerings and reinforcing its focus on compliant financial services.
Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, and President of SBI Holdings, described EDX as having built a robust, regulatory-compliant platform that meets rising demand for institutional digital asset infrastructure.
Kitao pointed to SBI’s own ecosystem growth through the JPYSC stablecoin and its handling of US dollar-denominated stablecoins including RLUSD and USDC.
He emphasized that trusted market infrastructure serves as a critical foundation for institutional adoption and expressed eagerness to collaborate with EDX on accelerating innovation, expanding market access, and driving broader global use of digital assets.
EDX has continued refining its platform for institutional clients worldwide.
Earlier this year the firm introduced EDX FlowConnect, a crypto-as-a-service offering that lets organizations securely launch digital asset trading products for their own customers.
EDX also recently filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish EDX Trust, a proposed national trust bank that would deliver regulated custody, clearing, settlement, and risk management services for digital assets.
EDX’s flagship marketplace is engineered to mirror sophisticated traditional exchanges, delivering deep liquidity, firm pricing, and competitive trading costs while structuring operations to reduce risk for participants and provide operational and capital efficiencies.
The company is backed by trading and venture capital firms and remains focused on developing new features while expanding its geographic reach to serve institutions with trusted, liquid, and efficient digital asset trading.
SBI Holdings is a Tokyo-based comprehensive financial group founded in 1999 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Through subsidiaries including SBI Shinsei Bank, SBI Securities, and SBI Investment, it provides banking, securities, asset management, and insurance services within an internet-based ecosystem.
The group has extended into digital assets, biotechnology, and media. Strategic alliances formed in 2022 with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and in 2025 with the NTT Group have further strengthened its position among Japan’s leading financial organizations. The funding round signals continued momentum at the intersection of traditional finance and digital assets, equipping both companies to meet growing institutional demand for regulated infrastructure.