EDX Markets Closes $76 Million Series C Funding Round Led by SBI Holdings to Enhance Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure
The capital will fund expanded trading, clearing and settlement services as EDX seeks to scale its institutional digital-asset platform and product lineup.
- On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, EDX Markets announced the closing of a $76 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings to expand its institutional trading, clearing, and settlement capabilities.
- EDX CEO Tony Acuña-Rohter said the firm is "pleased to welcome SBI as a strategic partner" to advance institutional participation in digital assets and strengthen market access capabilities.
- SBI Holdings Representative Director, Chairman and President Yoshitaka Kitao noted that trusted infrastructure is critical for adoption, as SBI Group handles JPYSC, RLUSD, and USDC stablecoins.
- The company recently filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish EDX Trust, a proposed national trust bank for custody and settlement services.
- This funding arrives while broader venture activity remains below the industry's 2021 peak, as EDX continues evolving its infrastructure to serve rising institutional demand for digital asset services.
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EDX Markets raises $76M led by SBI Holdings to expand institutional crypto trading platform - Tech Startups
Institutional crypto trading continues to attract fresh capital, even as many consumer-focused digital asset companies face a tougher funding environment. EDX Markets, a crypto trading platform built exclusively for financial institutions, has raised $76 million in a Series C round […] The post EDX Markets raises $76M led by SBI Holdings to expand institutional crypto trading platform first appeared on Tech Startups.
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EDX Markets Closes $76 Million Series C Funding Round Led by SBI Holdings to Enhance Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure
CHICAGO, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EDX Markets, a leading digital asset technology firm that combines an institutional-only trading venue with a central clearinghouse, today announced the closing of a $76 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings.
EDX Markets Closes $76M Series C Led by SBI Holdings
EDX Markets, an institutional-only crypto trading venue with its own central clearinghouse, closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings, the firm said in a press release. The Tokyo-listed financial group becomes a strategic investor in the U.S. exchange. The capital will fund... Read the full story at The Defiant
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