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BitGo acquired NYDIG's institutional trading business, adding derivatives and financing to its custody platform. About 30 employees and 250 client relationships joined the firm.
"Institutions increasingly want to work with a trusted partner that can support the full lifecycle of digital assets — from custody and trading to financing and settlement," Mike Belshe, CEO and co-founder of BitGo, said.
The deal adds NYDIG's derivatives, structured products, financing and capital markets solutions to BitGo's existing custody, settlement and wallet infrastructure. BitGo reported Q2 revenue of $4.329 billion, up 79.6 percent year over year, with assets on platform of $65.2 billion and customer count up 26.2 percent to 5,833. The company went public on the NYSE in January under the ticker BTGO and is the first publicly listed, federally chartered digital asset infrastructure company.
The acquisition comes as crypto trading activity rebounds. Bitcoin rose more than 20 percent over the past week, briefly topping $80,000 on Tuesday. BTGO stock closed 1.99 percent higher at $7.16 on Thursday and has rallied more than 44 percent in a month.
The deal reflects a broader consolidation trend in crypto infrastructure. Institutions are seeking custody, trading, financing and settlement under a single regulated umbrella rather than spreading exposure across multiple vendors. A Fireblocks survey of 638 financial-industry decision-makers found that 88 percent had committed or planned to commit budget to digital-asset infrastructure in 2026, with 53 percent of those who had sized their investment spending at least $1 million.
Derivatives activity is accelerating. CME Group reported record July average daily volume of 27 million contracts, up 23 percent year over year, with cryptocurrency contracts averaging 237,000 per day — about $10.3 billion in daily notional value. Lending is contracting more slowly: Galaxy Research reported crypto-collateralized lending fell 16.78 percent in the second quarter to $56.16 billion, a gradual decline rather than a 2022-style collapse.
The integration also draws regulatory scrutiny. The Bank for International Settlements' Financial Stability Institute warned in April that large crypto firms combining custody, lending, derivatives and other services could concentrate credit, liquidity and maturity risks. BitGo's federal charter — it operates BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association — is central to its pitch to institutions concerned about counterparty risk.
For NYDIG, the transaction marks a pivot toward vertically integrated power generation, bitcoin mining and high-performance-computing data centers. The company says its development pipeline exceeds 3 gigawatts, with more than 1 gigawatt deliverable in 2027 and 2028.
Canaccord reiterated a Buy rating on BTGO with a $15 price target. BitGo also secured a VASP license from South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit last week, becoming the first foreign firm to win a direct license in the country. The acquisition positions BitGo to compete more directly with Coinbase Custody and Fireblocks for institutional digital-asset flows as the sector emerges from its prolonged trading slump.
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