ChainCatcher report: SC Ventures, the fintech investment arm of Standard Chartered, has made a strategic investment in crypto market maker GSR, becoming the company’s first external strategic shareholder since its founding in 2013. The transaction values GSR at $1 billion. SC Ventures stated that this investment aims to deepen collaboration between the two parties in tokenized assets and institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. GSR’s CEO, Song Xin, noted that the institutional digital asset market is rapidly maturing, and this partnership will combine Standard Chartered’s capital markets expertise with GSR’s experience in crypto liquidity management, with a focus on tokenization use cases. The equity investment builds on prior collaboration: last month, GSR led the investment round for Libeara, a tokenization platform launched by SC Ventures. SC Ventures CEO Alex Manson emphasized that as the digital asset market evolves, building compliant and scalable liquidity infrastructure has become a key priority for traditional financial institutions. Recently, Standard Chartered has been actively expanding in the digital asset space. In addition to investing in GSR, SC Ventures previously invested in another crypto market maker, Keyrock, and plans to launch a digital assets fund with a size of $250 million.
Standard Chartered's SC Ventures Invests in GSR at a $10 Billion Valuation
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Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures has invested in crypto market maker GSR at a $10 billion valuation, marking its first external strategic stake since GSR’s 2013 launch. The deal centers on tokenized assets and institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. GSR CEO Song Xin said the partnership will combine Standard Chartered’s capital markets expertise with GSR’s liquidity capabilities, targeting tokenization use cases. SC Ventures CEO Alex Manson emphasized the need for compliant, scalable liquidity infrastructure as the digital asset market evolves. The investment follows GSR’s leading role in SC Ventures’ Libeara tokenization platform. Standard Chartered has also invested in Keyrock and plans to launch a $250 million digital asset fund. Institutional adoption of digital assets continues to accelerate.
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