SC Ventures Becomes First External Shareholder in Crypto Market Maker GSR
SC Ventures, the fintech and investment arm of Standard Chartered, has made a strategic investment in GSR, a leading crypto market maker. This marks the first time GSR has accepted an external shareholder since its founding in 2013.
Deepening Strategic Partnership
The investment strengthens the growing relationship between the two firms. Last month, GSR invested in Libeara, an SC Ventures-backed tokenization platform. This collaboration supports GSR’s expansion into full-service token financial solutions.
GSR CEO Xin Song welcomed the partnership, stating:
“We are excited to welcome SC Ventures as a strategic investor. Institutional digital asset markets are maturing fast. This alliance combines strong capital markets expertise with trusted banking infrastructure, starting with tokenization.”
GSR’s Growth Strategy
GSR is rapidly evolving beyond traditional market making. The company now offers end-to-end token lifecycle management from pre-launch planning to post-launch market making and ongoing capital markets services.
Recent moves include:
Acquisitions of Autonomous and Architech
Launch of the GSR Crypto Core3 ETF the first actively-managed multi-asset crypto fund with staking
Expansion into token issuance and management
Mutual Benefits for Institutional Crypto
Both companies aim to build robust, compliant, and scalable market infrastructure. The partnership will help develop stronger liquidity and more resilient digital asset markets.
SC Ventures CEO Alex Manson said:
“The next phase of digital assets will be defined by infrastructure strength. Our investment in GSR supports institutional ecosystems with deeper liquidity and better market activity.”
