Crypto is gaining momentum, but a lack of liquidity can definitely slow the flow.
As more institutional investors opt in, cryptocurrency markets are maturing. Even so, liquidity remains a challenge. Without consistent liquidity, trading becomes inefficient, volatile, and costly, which can raise red flags in the market.
That’s where market makers come in. They play a crucial role by continuously providing buy and sell orders, ensuring a counterparty is always available to facilitate smooth, efficient trading. For Algorand, reliable liquidity is critical for seamless trading and supporting the expanding real-world applications built on our high-performance Layer-1 blockchain.
Introducing the XBTO partnership: Supporting ALGO liquidity and stablecoin transfers
Today, the Algorand Foundation announced a new partnership with XBTO, a leading global institutional digital asset manager. XBTO will bring proven expertise to Algorand’s ecosystem across two main fronts:
Market making for ALGO
XBTO will act as a strategic market maker for ALGO across Tier-1 and Tier-2 exchanges. This continuous market presence will bring deeper, more consistent liquidity to support seamless trading and efficient markets as institutional adoption accelerates.
With analysts projecting strong growth in tokenized asset markets by 2030, reliable market-making partners are critical for seamless institutional engagement.
Strengthening stablecoin liquidity and transfers
In addition to ALGO market making, the XBTO partnership will leverage Algorand’s high-speed, low-cost blockchain infrastructure to facilitate seamless USDC stablecoin transfers between custody wallets and exchanges as part of rebalancing and treasury operations. Improved interoperability ensures that Algorand’s ecosystem remains efficient and integrated within the broader digital asset landscape.
Building infrastructure for the future
The partnership with XBTO marks a significant step forward in strengthening Algorand’s market infrastructure and our readiness to support the evolving needs of institutional investors and the broader digital asset ecosystem.
About XBTO
From asset management to capital markets, XBTO helps clients capture opportunities in the age of digital assets. Founded in 2015 as a proprietary trading firm, XBTO built its foundation through nearly a decade of active participation in digital asset markets.
Since 2023, XBTO has expanded into a full-service crypto quantitative investment firm. With a strong focus on Bitcoin, XBTO delivers risk-adjusted strategies across the alpha–beta continuum designed to perform across market cycles and regulatory environments.
With decades of experience earned at the world’s leading financial institutions and deep expertise in digital markets, XBTO brings a rare combination of financial discipline and digital-native insight.
XBTO operates under robust regulatory oversight, with operating entities regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority in Abu Dhabi. It operates from key financial hubs including Bermuda, New York, Miami, London, Paris, and Abu Dhabi.
About Algorand
Algorand’s mission is to power a world where information has integrity and innovative ideas can scale. Launched in 2019, the Algorand (ALGO) blockchain has grown into a vibrant ecosystem of developers, entrepreneurs, and enterprise partners that benefit from institutional-grade certainty and resilience.
Its low fees, instant finality, and minimal carbon footprint appeal to the protocol's millions of retail users, and developers of all kinds appreciate the ability to use common programming languages like Python and Typescript.
Builders on Algorand are creating protocols and companies that solve important problems at a global scale: tamper-proof on-chain credentialing, instant payments in war and disaster zones, self-sovereign identity for the disenfranchised, supply-chain traceability for global commerce, and the creation of entirely new markets through tokenization, to name a few.
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