B2C2 and TP ICAP Team Up for Institutional Crypto Trading With ‘Lower’ Pre-Funding

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B2C2 has integratedwith TP ICAP’s FCA-registered cryptoasset venue, Fusion Digital Assets, as aliquidity provider under a newly introduced Matched Principal model.SingaporeSummit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don't!).TP ICAP has beenexpanding itsFusion platform to build electronic trading infrastructure across assetclasses, including structured products markets. It also operates amatched principal model that processedover $200 trillion in notional volumes in 2025, which underpins its moveinto institutional crypto trading via Fusion Digital Assets.B2C2 Supports Bitcoin Ethereum OrdersThe latest agreementallows B2C2 to provide liquidity and trading capabilities directly to theplatform. The companies said the setup is designed to improve execution qualityand risk transfer for institutional participants in cryptoasset markets.Thomas Restout, GroupCEO of B2C2, described the move as “a significant step in the evolution ofinstitutional digital asset markets.” He added that integrating liquidity intothe Matched Principal model is “reducing the need for pre-funding” and delivering“the capital efficiency that wholesale participants expect.”Under the arrangement,B2C2 will initially support Bitcoin and Ethereum order books. It is expected toexpand coverage as the venue scales its product offering.Fusion Digital Assets Adds B2C2LiquidityThe developmentfollows Fusion Digital Assets’ shift to a Matched Principal structure, where TPICAP acts as counterparty to both sides of each trade. The model is alreadyused across TP ICAP’s traditional markets and is designed to improve capitalefficiency by reducing the need to pre-fund trades while also limitingcounterparty risk through the firm’s credit profile.Simon Forster,Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Fusion Digital Assets, said B2C2’sparticipation strengthens the platform’s liquidity offering. He added that bothfirms aim to build “deep, liquid on-chain markets” that could extend intotraditional asset classes over time.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.