FalconX

FalconX

Institutional crypto trading platform with price discovery

Overview

FalconX is an institutional crypto trading platform that provides a suite of services for financial institutions, including trade execution, price discovery, credit, treasury management, market making, and prime services. It simplifies digital asset trading by enabling seamless price discovery and execution for large clients while offering reliable settlement and rapid support. The platform is tailored specifically for institutions such as hedge funds, asset managers, and proprietary trading firms, aiming to eliminate price discrepancies and hidden fees. FalconX differentiates itself through its focus on institutional-grade reliability, breadth of services, and fast product momentum, which has earned trust from some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Its goal is to help institutional investors trade digital assets efficiently and confidently by providing a comprehensive, professional, and scalable platform.

About FalconX

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Why FalconX is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Fintech

Crypto & Web3

Financial Services

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$427M

Headquarters

San Mateo, California

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • FalconX launched a $1 billion USDe warehouse with Ethena on August 19, 2026.
  • The August 27, 2026 Kemet collaboration expands institutional access to Kalshi prediction markets.
  • September 10, 2026 Lumera validated FalconX, signaling broader onchain ecosystem credibility.

What critics are saying

  • The August 3, 2026 layoffs cut 10% globally, including half of Singapore staff.
  • Bloomberg reported FalconX is preparing an IPO while crypto markets stay depressed.
  • A CFTC or SEC enforcement wave would sever counterparties and destroy FalconX's prime-brokerage franchise.

What makes FalconX unique

  • FalconX serves 2,000+ institutions, spanning hedge funds, banks, and family offices, in 2026.
  • The July 15, 2026 bloXroute acquisition adds low-latency blockchain networking to execution.
  • The August 19, 2026 Ethena facility made FalconX a credit originator, servicer, and collateral manager.

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Funding

Total Funding

$427M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Series D funding is typically for companies that are already well-established but need more funding to continue their growth. This round is often used to stabilize the company or prepare for an IPO.
Series D Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$77M
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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Performance Bonus

Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 7%

1 year growth

↑ 4%

2 year growth

↑ 3%
Lumera
Sep 10th, 2026
FalconX joins Lumera as a validator.

FalconX joins Lumera as a validator. FalconX, one of the world's leading institutional digital asset prime brokers, is now a validator on Lumera. The firm serves more than 2,000 institutional clients, including asset managers, hedge funds, family offices, and other major financial institutions, and has executed more than $2.5 trillion in cumulative trading volume since 2018. The validator relationship builds on ongoing discussions between Lumera and FalconX and forms part of a broader relationship between the two firms. Lumera is building infrastructure for autonomous agents, including durable, verifiable memory. Cascade, its storage protocol for durable memory, is live on mainnet today, with Proof of Service used to verify that network operators are performing the services they are responsible for. Brandon Cigri, Head of Onchain Ecosystems at FalconX, said: "As institutional participation in digital asset markets continues to evolve, we see value in supporting the infrastructure and ecosystems that underpin them. Joining Lumera as a validator builds on our broader relationship with the network, and we look forward to supporting its continued growth and development." Lumera is pleased to welcome FalconX to its validator set. This is one of several institutional validator relationships taking shape as the network continues to grow. Lumera look forward to sharing more as they are finalized. About Lumera Protocol. Lumera Protocol is the Intelligence Layer for autonomous systems, providing the infrastructure AI agents and applications need to operate, transact, and build trust independently. Lumera brings together five core capabilities in one open protocol: durable memory, digital identity, verifiable execution, economic coordination, and trust. Together, they allow autonomous systems to remember across sessions, prove who they are and what they did, pay and get paid, and build a verifiable track record over time - without depending on any single platform or provider. Built as a decentralized network, Lumera creates a persistent, verifiable foundation that can follow AI agents and applications across models, platforms, and services. Durable memory is live on mainnet today through Cascade, with identity, execution, coordination, and trust capabilities building on the same infrastructure.

BITNEWSBOT
Aug 27th, 2026
Virtu, M1X, Tradeweb settle first onchain repo using sovereign bond.

Virtu, M1X, Tradeweb settle first onchain repo using sovereign bond. Virtu Financial, M1X Global, Tradeweb complete first onchain repo with sovereign bond on Canton Network August 28, 2026 * Virtu Financial, M1X Global, and Tradeweb completed an onchain repo transaction using a sovereign digital bond as collateral on the Canton Network. * The transaction used USDM1, a U.S. dollar-denominated sovereign bond issued onchain by the Republic of the Marshall Islands and backed 1:1 by short-term U.S. Treasuries. * Executed between regulated counterparties on Tradeweb, the full repo and repurchase cycle was completed in under 10 minutes. * The deal is the first to combine natively issued sovereign collateral with fully onchain atomic settlement, though broader adoption remains uncertain. Virtu Financial, M1X Global, and Tradeweb have completed an onchain repo transaction using a sovereign digital bond as collateral, settling fully on the Canton Network. The transaction utilized USDM1, a U.S. dollar-denominated sovereign bond issued onchain by the Republic of the Marshall Islands, backed 1:1 by short-term U.S. Treasuries. - Advertisement - Discover more Compare Exchange Rates Choose POS Systems Access Premium News The bond pays a coupon while being used as collateral and is structured under New York law as a fully collateralized sovereign obligation. Both companies said it was the first repo to combine natively issued sovereign collateral with fully onchain atomic settlement. Executed between regulated counterparties on Tradeweb, the full repo and repurchase cycle was completed in under 10 minutes. Consequently, the transaction puts tokenized sovereign debt to use as collateral in an institutional financing transaction, rather than solely as an asset for issuance or trading. It remains an early-stage example, and it is not yet clear whether the model will see broader adoption across institutional repo markets. USDM1 is available through electronic trading platform Tradeweb, with institutional custody provided by Anchorage Digital, BitGo, and tZero, according to the release. Meanwhile, the Canton Network has seen a flurry of institutional activity. Thursday's repo follows a July transaction in which Tradeweb facilitated the real-time transfer of a tokenized U.S. Treasury from Franklin Templeton to Virtu Financial on Canton, settling against USDCx. Network activity accelerated in August, as FalconX and Interstice launched a cross-chain swap engine connecting Canton with Ethereum, Solana, and Robinhood Chain. World Liberty Financial also launched its USD1 stablecoin natively on Canton. Digital Asset and the American Idea Foundation, founded by former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, also announced plans for a 2027 pilot that would use Canton to distribute state-administered benefits across three U.S. states. - Advertisement - Stay in the loop. Join 1.2K Smart Traders News August 28, 2026 DoorDash has outperformed SpaceX by 48% since the rocket company's IPO on June 12,... News August 27, 2026 Researchers at OneKey reproduced a transaction-replacement attack against Ledger's Ethereum app version 1.22.1Ledger states... News August 27, 2026 CIMB Islamic Bank completed a pilot settling a tokenized sukuk using tokenized deposits from... News August 27, 2026 Justin Sun publicly claims he paid Chinese actress Jing Tian $4.5 million for her... News August 27, 2026 Charles Schwab plans to add Solana, Avalanche, and ChainLink to its crypto trading platform... Blockchain apps have been adopted popularly by some prominent industries due to its being a decentralized-designed technology. Furthermore, these apps eliminate the risks that...

Traders Magazine
Aug 27th, 2026
FalconX and Kemet collaborate to further expand institutional prediction markets trading on Kalshi.

FalconX and Kemet collaborate to further expand institutional prediction markets trading on Kalshi. August 27, 2026 NEW YORK, AUGUST 27, 2026 - Kemet, the execution and risk platform for institutional digital-asset derivatives, and FalconX, the leading digital assets prime brokerage, today announced a collaboration to enhance institutional exposure to event contracts on Kalshi, the world's largest prediction market. As institutional participation in prediction markets grows, firms increasingly expect the execution quality, flexibility, and controls available across more established derivatives markets. The engagement builds on Kemet's work to support institutional trading on Kalshi and reflects FalconX's continued momentum in prediction markets. As one of the largest prime brokers and derivatives dealers in the digital asset space, FalconX is at the forefront of bridging institutional liquidity in frontier markets. The engagement marks the next phase of FalconX's work with Kalshi to expand institutional access to liquidity in prediction markets. Through FalconX's leading OTC derivatives trading desk, hedge funds, asset managers, and other counterparties can access event contract exposure with deeper liquidity to support institutional needs. Prediction markets have grown into a genuine asset class. Institutional participation, however, has been limited less by interest than by workflow. Kemet supports institutional execution of Kalshi event contracts using algorithmic strategies including TWAP, Chase, iceberg and scale, together with order-level controls including price protection and edge limits. Event positions appear in Kemet's normalized portfolio and risk model alongside options, perpetuals, futures and spot, giving desks a single consolidated view of exposure across their entire book. "Prediction markets are becoming a real institutional asset class, and until now they haven't traded like one," said Ash Ashmawy, CEO of Kemet. "Kemet puts Kalshi in the same execution layer our clients already use for options, perps and spot - same algos, same book, same risk model. That's what it takes for institutional flow to show up at scale." "For prediction markets to reach their full potential with institutional participants, they need to fit into the same execution stack and risk systems institutions rely on," said Andy Ross, Head of Institutional, Kalshi. "This collaboration between Kemet and FalconX is another step forward in helping institutions fully incorporate Kalshi event contracts into how they trade, manage risk, and make decisions." "Prediction markets are quickly emerging as institutional tools for pricing and risk transfer tied to real-world outcomes," said Joshua Lim, Global Co-Head of Markets at FalconX. "For institutional counterparties, FalconX Bravo, Inc. provides liquidity and access at scale within a CFTC-regulated framework. We believe our work with Kalshi and Kemet will help build the foundation to support growing institutional participation." Disclosure: FalconX is a minority investor in Kemet.

PR Newswire
Aug 25th, 2026
M&G Investments leads $17M funding round for Hivemind Digital Group to accelerate tokenization infrastructure

Hivemind Digital Group has closed a $17 million funding round led by M&G Investments to accelerate its tokenization infrastructure development and expand frontier technology investing capabilities. The round included participation from CPIC Investment Management (HK), ZA Bank, FalconX, Sonic Boom Ventures, and board members and former executives from Man Group, Apollo Global Management, Coinbase, Citi, First Citizens Bank, and GoldenTree Asset Management. Founded in 2021, Hivemind manages assets at the intersection of traditional and digital markets. The company plans to deploy capital into tokenization opportunities across asset classes and expand institutional partnerships globally. As part of the investment, Alex Seddon, Head of Impact and Private Equity at M&G Investments, joined Hivemind's Board of Directors. M&G has £371 billion in assets under management as of 31 March 2026.

TronWeekly
Aug 20th, 2026
ENA price prediction: accumulation and FalconX deal fuel bullish outlook.

ENA price prediction: accumulation and FalconX deal fuel bullish outlook. What to know: * ENA price signals a potential reversal as buyers defend the $0.077-$0.056 accumulation zone. * A weekly close above $0.1402 could confirm an ENA breakout, targeting $0.25, $0.52, $1.20, and $2. * Ethena and FalconX launched a $1 billion USDe facility, expanding institutional lending and yield opportunities. Ethena (ENA) is showing signs of a potential long-term reversal for the ENA price as buyers defend its accumulation zone and momentum strengthens. Meanwhile, Ethena's partnership with FalconX expands USDe's institutional lending strategy, potentially diversifying returns, strengthening its backing framework, and increasing adoption across broader crypto markets. At the time of writing, ENA is trading at $0.09240 with a 24-hour trading volume of $121.73 million and a market capitalization of $908.26 million. Following the 11.19% gain over the last 24 hours, the ENA price structure and network growth point to a bullish reversal ahead. ENA price setup signals breakout above $2. According to the crypto analyst Crypto Patel, the ENA price is showing signs of a potential long-term reversal after falling roughly 95% from its $1.52 all-time high. Two similar 73% markdown legs have completed, while an all-time-low liquidity sweep near $0.0699 preceded months of accumulation. The $0.077-$0.056 region remains crucial, with buyers defending the developing higher-timeframe base. A close above $0.1402 on a weekly basis will be a more powerful confirmation of the move from accumulation to bull mode by the ENA price. It will open up targets in the vicinity of $0.25, $0.52, $1.20, and possibly $2+. Yet, the unlock schedule and increase in USDe supply pose major threats. Until ENA breaks out above $0.1402, it's still an accumulation trade idea. Ethena and FalconX unveil $1B USDe facility. The data from Wu Blockchain further highlighted that Ethena and FalconX, which is a digital asset prime broker, have created a $1 billion secured warehouse facility aimed at using the assets backed by USDe to create over-collateralized loans for institutions. FalconX will be responsible for originating and managing the loans that will provide liquidity for trading, treasury, and payment purposes. The project provides an additional income stream for Ethena besides perpetual-futures funding fees. The facility also brings about further measures in place to protect the deployed capital. The collateral shall be held by a qualified third-party custodian, whereas Ethena shall retain a first-priority lien on the assets of the facility. Ethena seeks to construct a wider and perhaps more sustainable return model for USDe through institutional borrowing and derivatives strategies. What happens next? The next technical test to watch for the ENA price would be its closing above $0.1402 on a weekly basis; that could signal a breakout to the upside with further targets at $0.25, $0.52, $1.20, and $2. The increasing supply of USDe tokens and a $1 billion lending platform by FalconX would also be significant for adoption. This article contains market analysis and price predictions. These are not guarantees. Crypto markets are volatile. Always DYOR. Not financial advice.

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