Who needs a crypto market maker?

Crypto market makers are essential for projects and platforms that aim to build reliable and liquid markets. Token teams often rely on market makers to provide consistent liquidity so buyers and sellers can trade without large price swings. Stablecoins benefit from liquidity support to help maintain their peg to fiat currencies through real-time supply and demand adjustments. Memecoins, which can experience sudden spikes in popularity, also require market makers to prevent extreme volatility. New exchanges, including centralized and decentralized platforms, work with crypto trading firms to bootstrap liquidity and create a seamless trading experience. Without liquidity, users face wide spreads and poor execution, which reduces confidence in the platform. For any serious crypto project, partnering with an experienced crypto market making firm is a key step toward launching and scaling successfully. Caladan also offers algorithmic trading solutions designed to adapt to fast-moving markets and evolving token strategies.

How do I select a market-maker?

Selecting the right crypto market-maker depends on a thorough understanding of your token project’s specific liquidity needs and growth goals. First, consider the unique requirements of your digital assets and the desired market conditions, such as trading volume, spread, and volatility management. It’s essential to negotiate KPIs with potential crypto market-makers to ensure alignment with your project’s objectives—common KPIs include metrics like spread maintenance, volume targets, and uptime on exchanges. The crypto market-maker you choose will also be dependent on which centralized exchange they market make on, as well geographic regions. Some crypto market-makers serve specific countries, such as Korea, that require additional regulation. Additionally, you’ll need to choose between a retainer model, where the crypto trading firm is paid a fixed fee, or a performance-based options model that may offer incentives based on achieved liquidity targets. A well-suited market-maker can drive the sustainable liquidity your project needs to thrive across exchanges and support your digital asset’s long-term success in the market.

Why work with Caladan as your crypto market maker?

Working with Caladan as your crypto market-maker offers unparalleled advantages for projects aiming to ensure robust liquidity and stability, even during periods of high volatility and market stress. Caladan’s proven ability to meet and exceed KPIs allows projects to maintain liquidity and price consistency, essential for building investor confidence and supporting long-term digital asset growth. With connectivity to over 70 centralized and decentralized exchanges, Caladan’s extensive reach provides seamless access to global markets, enabling efficient and resilient trading environments. Beyond market-making, Caladan also offers a range of other crypto financial services tailored to support the evolving needs of projects in the digital asset space. This holistic approach aligns Caladan with the project’s goals, ensuring not only immediate liquidity support but also strategic partnership for long-term success.

What is the strategic importance of liquidity in digital asset markets and how does Caladan contribute to it?

As a crypto trading firm and market-maker, Caladan ensures smooth and efficient transactions, which are essential for market stability and growth. Beyond market-making, Caladan is deeply embedded in the broader crypto ecosystem, engaging in a variety of on-chain activities such as data provisioning, validator operations, and sequencer management. This involvement helps maintain the robustness and reliability of blockchain networks. Moreover, Caladan holds influential roles on several councils and DAOs, driving forward policies and initiatives that shape the future of digital assets. Through its comprehensive participation, Caladan not only bolsters liquidity but also actively contributes to the innovation and integrity of the digital asset ecosystem.

What is Digital Asset Trading?

Digital asset trading refers to the buying, selling, and exchanging of digital assets through online platforms. These assets can include cryptocurrencies, tokenised securities, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other blockchain-based financial instruments. They are commonly traded on Centralised Exchanges (CEXs), Decentralised Exchanges (DEXs), hybrid exchanges, Over-the-Counter (OTC) Trading, and derivatives & futures exchanges.

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Caladan Partners with Finery Markets: Expanding Global Liquidity Reach Amid 112% OTC Market Surge

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Derek Lim
Aug 29, 2025

Today, we are thrilled to announce the partnership with Finery Markets as our infrastructure partner to rapidly expand institutional access to digital asset liquidity across 35 countries.

Why This Matters: Growth Prospects for OTC

This strategic move follows the 112.6% surge in global crypto OTC activity during H1 2025, positioning Caladan at the forefront of a fast-growing market segment. Finery Markets’ technology now underpins institutional-focused liquidity provision for a $170B annual trading volume business across 1,000+ digital assets and 70+ global exchanges. This new alliance positions both firms to capitalize on the burgeoning OTC crypto markets, which in H1 2025 saw a remarkable 112.6% surge in total trades and a 57.6% uptick in total deals, as reported in a recent H1 2025 crypto OTC review by Finery Markets.

About Finery Markets

Finery Markets is the first—and remains the only—crypto ECN technology provider offering an all-in-one institutional infrastructure with RFQ, order book, and quote stream trading methods in place. Through a streamlined go-to-market setup, Caladan will experience seamless price distribution to institutional counterparties in 35 countries.

This post is for general information purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell any investment and should not be used in the evaluation of the merits of making any investment decision. It should not be relied upon for accounting, legal or tax advice or investment recommendations. This post reflects the current opinions of the authors and is not made on behalf of Caladan Group or its affiliates and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Caladan Group, its affiliates or individuals associated with Caladan Group. The opinions reflected herein are subject to change without being updated.

Caladan Partners with Finery Markets: Expanding Global Liquidity Reach Amid 112% OTC Market Surge

Why This Matters: Growth Prospects for OTC

About Finery Markets

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