2023 Year in Review

Happy New Year from Team BlockFills!

As we ring in a new year, BlockFills extends our gratitude for your continued support and trust in our team. 2023 was accompanied by many defining events such as Bitcoin rallying 160%+ and a particularly exciting Q4 with Ethereum up ~30% and Solana up 1,000%+. This has been an exciting year at BlockFills with milestones including: 

• -BlockFills now serves 1,300+ institutional clients across 75+ countries
  • -Record-breaking year with 360+ new onboards 

• -BlockFills traded $10.6B+ in volume in 2023
  • -$7.8B+ across spot and $2.79B+ across derivatives*
• -Considerable progress to our SaaS offering, Vision Crypto Cloud, which has been licensed by a top 15 global asset manager with $1T+ AUM

Our battle-tested team is eager for what lies ahead in 2024: the highly anticipated, rumored Bitcoin ETF approvals, the Bitcoin halving expected to take place in April, and the continued institutional adoption of digital assets. BlockFills is excited to announce some new offerings and initiatives coming in 2024:

• BlockFills’ Expansion: BlockFills to expand globally, opening offices in the UK and EU
• Perpetual Swap* Product Depth: New pairs and additional leverage* capabilities
  • See below for more details. Contact BlockFills with any questions
• Vision Crypto Cloud: Numerous new integrations and automated banking solutions

Market Trends Aligning with BlockFills’ Innovations: Streaming Perpetual Products*

Why Explore the BlockFills Powered Perpetual:

Our institutional clients, more than ever, are seeking digital asset market access via a cash-settled perpetual swap* that is not simply repackaged pricing coming from a CEX(s). BlockFills powered perpetual products* offer superior market access, pricing, and terms as well as benefits including:

• -Tier-1 Pricing and Liquidity
• -Flexible Leverage*
• -No Intraday Funding Rates, EOD Only
• -Trade Long/Short with No Margin Interest
• -Streaming Prices via FIX or GUI
• -No Physical Crypto or Wallets Required
• -Numerous Tradeable Assets
• -Excellent Product for Funds and Prop Firms

*Derivative Products available to Qualified Counterparties Only. For US Persons, client is an Eligible Contract Participant (“ECP”) as defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act and related guidance. Non-US Persons must qualify as an Eligible Professional Client.

*The information in this post is not to be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation or an offer to buy contracts for difference (CFD), cryptocurrencies, futures, foreign exchange, or options on the aforementioned. All information contained herein is believed to be accurate, Reliz Ltd makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of any data, statistics, studies, or opinions expressed and it should not be relied upon as such. The risks of trading can be substantial. Each investor must consider whether this is a suitable investment. Before trading one should be aware that with potential profits there is also potential for losses that may be very large. Contracts for difference (CFD), cryptocurrencies, futures, foreign exchange, and options trading is highly speculative in nature and involves substantial risk of loss and is not appropriate for all investors. Those acting on this information are responsible for their own actions. Past performance is not indicative of future results. BlockFills supports the perpetual swap offered by our UK-based, FCA-regulated affiliate, Basis Capital Markets.

Services Spotlight:

• Vision Crypto Cloud
  • -The all-encompassing, full-service, digital asset trading, order management, and risk management platform. VCC is connected to 50+ venues, wallets, LPs, and exchanges. Fully available for white label, VCC is the same tech BlockFills has built our business on.
• Industry-Leading, Front-End: Phoenix
  • -The sophisticated and robust front-end trading platform, Phoenix, is BlockFills’ solution for active traders. Available to trade anytime, on any device, Phoenix supports spot and perpetual swaps* advanced charting capabilities, and also features brackets, OCOs, and trailing stops.
• On/Off Ramp Services
  • -BlockFills offers on/off ramp services for web3, payments processors, and any not expressly involved in crypto but are in BlockFills’ premier trading infrastructure to efficiently and safely send and receive crypto and fiat.
• Services for Prop Traders
  • -BlockFills announced services for prop traders, pairing superior market depth, product access, and capital efficiency, with industry-leading technology and a dedicated, full-service settlements & support desk to aid proprietary traders in scaling and operating their business. Our services for Prop Traders features sub-account structures, credit and leverage* availability, and derivative products for qualified clients. Our professional-grade trading platform, Phoenix’s sophisticated and robust front-end is complete with chart trading, on-chain network data & analytics, and market access, making it the ideal platform for proprietary traders
• Services for Miners
  • -BlockFills’ Services for Miners include customized treasury management solutions*, collateralized lending, hedging capabilities via options*, structured products*, hosting, hardware, mining pool, & PPA consultation.
• BlockFills for Funds
• • -BlockFills for Funds offers hedge funds and asset managers the tools they need to participate in the digital assets space including deep liquidity & broad product breadth, connectivity to fund admin solutions, OTC options* & structured products*, API connectivity for trade & reconciliation, leverage* & post-trade settlement, tier 1 banking & custody, and white glove service.

Partnerships:

• Chicago Blackhawks
  • -BlockFills celebrated our second season as Century Collective partners of the Chicago Blackhawks.
• Zodia Custody
  • -BlockFills integrated with FCA-registered, UK-domiciled, Zodia Custody for higher levels of regulatory compliance.
• Wyden
  • -BlockFills partnered with Wyden to provide qualified institutions with seamless access to BlockFills’ deep liquidity across spot and derivative markets.
• Upbring
  • -BlockFills partnered with Upbring Innovation Labs, investing in generational innovation and child wellbeing.
• Celer Technologies
  • -BlockFills is fully integrated with Celer Technologies, a financial software company that has created a modular-based platform with the flexibility to meet today’s dynamic business environment.
• Centroid Solutions
  • -BlockFills is fully integrated with Centroid Solutions, a fintech innovator specializing in risk management, quantitative analytics, connectivity, complex execution strategies and PnL optimization for multi-asset financial brokers.
• Deltix
• • -BlockFills is fully integrated with Deltix’s CryptoCortex platform, the full stack solution designed to meet the essential needs of broker/dealers, exchanges, and buy side trading firms.

We thank you for your continued support, partnership, and business. Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy New Year!

-The BlockFills Team