Wintermute Secures U.S. Broker-Dealer Status to Expand Crypto Services

• Wintermute USA is now a registered SEC broker-dealer and FINRA member.
• The approval enables proprietary trading in U.S. equities and options.
• The firm can act as an authorized participant for eligible ETFs.
• Wintermute is positioning itself for the growth of tokenized securities.

Wintermute has reached a significant regulatory milestone in the United States after its American subsidiary obtained broker-dealer registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and membership in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The approval expands the firm’s regulated activities beyond digital asset liquidity provision, allowing it to participate directly in U.S. securities markets while laying the groundwork for future tokenized financial products.

Why broker-dealer registration matters

For most crypto-native firms, operating in traditional financial markets requires a separate regulatory framework from the one governing digital assets. Broker-dealer registration places Wintermute USA within the same supervisory regime as many established Wall Street trading firms.

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