Galaxy Digital

Family offices seeking institutional-grade access to digital assets face a fragmented market: custody risk sits apart from trading, lending is handled by separate counterparties, and research is rarely integrated with execution. Galaxy Digital addresses this by operating trading, lending, derivatives, asset management, staking, tokenization, and investment banking under one entity, with its own GK8 custodial technology and a dedicated research function producing ongoing market intelligence.

For institutional investors, including family offices, Galaxy's relevant offering spans several distinct functions:

• OTC and electronic trading across digital asset markets
• Bespoke lending for leverage, hedging, and working capital needs
• Digital asset-focused ETFs, hedge funds, venture capital, and passive funds (active since 2018)
• Staking services for yield generation on digital assets
• Tokenization and on-chain infrastructure for asset management
• M&A and capital markets advisory through its Investment Banking division

Galaxy also operates the GalaxyOne app for individual accredited investors, offering multi-asset investing across crypto, equities, and ETFs alongside a high-yield cash product, though this product targets individuals rather than institutional family office structures.

The firm's breadth is its clearest differentiator for a family office building a digital asset allocation from scratch. However, that breadth introduces a meaningful consideration: Galaxy is a principal in many of the markets it intermediates, which creates counterparty relationships that differ from a pure-service provider model. Pricing across all services is not publicly disclosed, and the institutional offering is not specifically designed around family office governance, reporting, or multi-entity structures. Offices already managing mature digital asset programs with specialist custodians and OTC desks may find limited incremental value, but those consolidating their digital asset infrastructure around a single institutional counterparty will find Galaxy's scope difficult to match.

• Digital asset trading via OTC and electronic execution
• Lending against digital assets for leverage, hedging, and working capital
• Digital asset fund and ETF management
• Staking for yield generation on digital assets
• Tokenization and on-chain financial structuring
• M&A and capital markets advisory in crypto and blockchain sectors

• OTC and electronic digital asset trading desk
• Derivatives trading and bespoke structured products
• Digital asset lending and credit facilities
• Staking infrastructure and yield optimization
• GK8 enterprise-grade custody platform
• Tokenization services for institutional asset management
• ETFs and passive digital asset funds
• Venture capital investing via Galaxy Ventures and Galaxy Interactive
• Investment banking including M&A advisory and capital markets financing
• GalaxyOne multi-asset app for individual accredited investors

Built for Investment Teams, CIO / Investment Office, Fund Managers, Private Wealth Owners / Principals.

U.S. Client service team available in-app, online, and by phone for GalaxyOne users.