Get to know about STS Digital

Tell us about your company.

STS Digital was founded in 2022 and is regulated in Bermuda under the “M” license for Digital Assets Business, which is the same licensing framework under which Coinbase and Kraken operate. The leadership team is composed mostly of ex-Hedge Fund PMs/CIOs and ex-UBS trading heads. We have finalized our Series A funding round with a 150MM USD post-money valuation in March and are backed by CMT Digital, Payward (Kraken), F-Prime (Fidelity), Strobe Ventures, Arrington Capital, and BitRock Capital.

We are focusing on OTC Derivatives on Cryptocurrencies and we are market makers on the top 500 tokens, giving unparalleled market access and institutional-grade pricing to our clients, comprising of crypto-native foundations, institutions, SFOs and V/UHNWI. We have traded 3bn+ USD in OTC options volume in the last rolling 52 weeks.

We can take fiat and crypto deposits as collateral for trades and they can be placed either directly with us, or with Copper/BitGo for third-party bankruptcy remote custody. Trading can be done on a direct basis (click & trade on our platform) or advisory managed account basis – the client requests for quotes and confirms trades through voice/email. Traditional securities trading with PB custody is expected to be done through our Issuance Partners as well in the form of Notes and Warrants.

What role does your company play in the IWM / EAM ecosystem.

We are aiming to democratize access to cryptocurrency derivatives and systematic strategies for EAMs looking for asymmetrical returns on digital assets and that want to diversify away from a simple buy and hold position via ETFs. We are aiming to offer all standard Structured Products aimed at EAMs but taking only Cryptocurrencies as underlying assets so investors can generate yield, protect their capital and leverage their positions using derivatives. We will also issue AMCs to allow better risk-adjusted strategies with lower volatility on digital assets.