Kraken Links With Avelacom to Speed Up Crypto Trading for Institutions

Kraken has partnered with Avelacom to give institutional clients faster access to its trading systems, aiming to appeal to firms using latency-sensitive strategies in digital asset markets.

The deal connects Avelacom’s network directly to Kraken’s matching engine. The setup allows professional traders to receive market data and execute orders more quickly, enabling strategies such as cross-exchange arbitrage and liquidity aggregation.

Low-Latency Connection for Kraken Clients

In an announcement on Monday, Kraken said clients using the integration can expect real-time price updates with minimal delay and improved execution consistency.

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The exchange called the upgrade part of its effort to meet the needs of institutions trading across multiple liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term venues. Avelacom operates a global network linking major financial hubs, including London and Tokyo.

Its fiber route between the two cities offers sub-138 millisecond round-trip latency, while hybrid routes combining fiber and wireless further reduce transmission time.

The partnership strengthens Kraken’s institutional infrastructure as demand grows for faster and more robust trading systems in the crypto sector. Kraken offers access to the network through its institutional division for clients seeking enhanced trading performance.

Recently, Kraken collaborated with Deutsche Börse Group to unify fragmented crypto, foreign exchange, and derivatives markets into a single access point for institutional investors. The collaboration linked Deutsche Börse’s traditional exchange infrastructure with Kraken’s digital asset platform.

Expanding Institutional Infrastructure

The deal aims to make trading, settlement, and custody processes seamless across both traditional and digital assets, ensuring investors experience consistent handling whether dealing in stocks, tokens, or futures. The scope covers trading, custody, settlement Settlement Settlement in finance refers to the process when a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon services or goods. The term is used on exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) when security changes hands. When the asset is transferred and placed in the new buyer's name, it is considered settled. This process could take a few hours or several days after a trade is made. It depends on the clearance process. In the United States, the settlement date for marketable stocks is usually 2 Settlement in finance refers to the process when a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon services or goods. The term is used on exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) when security changes hands. When the asset is transferred and placed in the new buyer's name, it is considered settled. This process could take a few hours or several days after a trade is made. It depends on the clearance process. In the United States, the settlement date for marketable stocks is usually 2 Read this Term, collateral management, and tokenized assets.

Both parties said the goal is to deliver “frictionless” institutional access through one integrated setup. Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi described the agreement as an example of “what happens when two infrastructures designed for scale and trust intersect.”

“Our partnership with Deutsche Börse Group demonstrates what happens when two infrastructures designed for scale and trust intersect,” commented Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken.

Additionally, Kraken has agreed to acquire Backed Finance, a platform that issues blockchain-based tokens representing real-world securities such as stocks and exchange-traded funds.

The move aims to bring tokenized products closer to Kraken’s main trading operations ahead of its planned public listing in 2026, and will allow the exchange to integrate the issuance and trading of these assets within a single platform.