Wintermute is growing the U.S. team with four senior appointments ‣ @DavidMicley joins as Head of U.S. BD ‣ Dmitry Kotov joins as Lead U.S. Counsel ‣ H. Branch Johnson joins as Managing Director, BD ‣ Matthew Pizzo joins as Chief Compliance Officer

Proud to back @OstiumLabs’s Series A CFDs process $10T+ monthly through opaque offshore brokers Ostium is is perpifying these markets onchain with transparent pricing, self-custody, and better execution Congrats @kaledora @contrarianmarco and team!

Next stop: Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 Meet our BD team @DavidMicley @maybe_ayt @senri_xyz at @ADFinanceWeek to discuss OTC trading, liquidity provision, and partnerships DM them to arrange a meetup 🤝 #ADFW2025

At @wintermute_t, the tech comes first. Co-founder Yoann Turpin breaks down why liquidity is just a byproduct — and how building reliable infrastructure became the heart of their trading edge. 🎙️@_dsencil x @YoannTurpin1 at @token2049 🔽

Big news from our portco @dflow and @niteshnath as they bring @Kalshi prediction markets onchain via @solana Bringing prediction markets fully onchain with real SPL tokens, 100% market coverage, and native DeFi composability

https://t.co/aMgv9GolVF

Prediction markets let you trade things that were untradable before E.g. creating a market on whether a founder shows up in a red or blue shirt @Polymarket and @Kalshi are taking different approaches on this new avenue to trade More from Head of Ventures @Jonaskristensen ↓

Some VCs disappear in bear markets, but Wintermute Ventures don’t We invest our own balance sheet with no external liquidity providers and back 25+ companies every year in crypto infrastructure where we add real value - Our Head of Ventures @Jonaskristensen

We’re heading to @Binance Blockchain Week! Meet @senri_xyz in Dubai to discuss OTC trading, liquidity provision, and partnerships See you there!

https://t.co/9UUV3aWy9D

Happy MONday! Monad mainnet launched today Our portco @monad built from scratch for performance → 10k TPS, 400ms blocks, full EVM compatibility Check out 280+ teams already building across the ecosystem ↓

Just finished guest lecturing a @Columbia MBA class on the years-long development of crypto regulations/legislation in DC, @wintermute_t expansion into the US, and how to break into the crypto industry. Definitely a “look how far we’ve come” moment!

Wintermute has joined @CryptoUKAssoc as a member The industry needs a collective voice when working with the FCA, HM Treasury, and Parliament Looking forward to contributing to policy discussions shaping UK digital asset regulation

Bitcoin falls below $87,000 for the first time since April Our Head of OTC Trading @JO_wintermute shares with @crypto why Fed uncertainty is the key factor suppressing risk-taking across crypto and broader markets 🔗 Full article: https://t.co/KLmew88pOP

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This approach maintains consistency with existing law and court precedent, ensuring that decentralized finance can continue to innovate responsibly within the U.S. regulatory perimeter We appreciate the SEC’s continued openness to dialogue on how existing regulations can adapt

2. Proprietary trading and liquidity provision on DeFi protocols should not trigger dealer registration If a firm trades only for its own account and doesn’t interact with customers, that activity fits the long-standing “trader exemption”

We believe the SEC should make it clear that dealers settling trades on-chain for their own account can settle directly with counterparties managing their own assets without the need for additional third party intermediation This approach supports more efficient

Current rules were written for an era of multiple layers of intermediation For blockchain settlement, those multiple layers aren’t needed and actually remove the efficiency benefits the technology provides

1. Regulated dealers should be empowered to develop their own clearance and settlement procedures for tokenized securities, without triggering rules applicable to broker-dealers that provide clearing services to customers This would allow dealers to settle trades directly