Institutional Trading Firm Talos Buys Crypto Data Provider Coin Metrics To Create First Integrated Data And Investment Platform

Talos has announced it will acquire Coin Metrics in what the company describes as its largest acquisition to date, creating what it claims will be the industry's first integrated data and investment management platform for digital assets.

The deal combines Coin Metrics' crypto market data, blockchain analytics and benchmark indexes with Talos's institutional trading and portfolio management platform. The merged entity will offer a unified order and execution management system alongside portfolio management capabilities for institutional clients.

Talos is a provider of institutional trading and portfolio technology for digital assets, whilst Coin Metrics operates as a provider of crypto financial intelligence. The acquisition aligns with Talos's strategy of building what it describes as a comprehensive solution for institutional trading workflows in digital assets.

Anton Katz, CEO and Co-Founder of Talos, said: "We're thrilled to welcome Coin Metrics to Talos. By bringing our platforms together, we're creating a fully integrated, one-stop solution that benefits the clients of both firms. Institutions increasingly look to us to support the entire digital asset investment lifecycle, from trading and portfolio management to market data, on-chain analytics, and portfolio construction. Combining our teams and technologies delivers a uniquely powerful platform, making our offering significantly stronger for our clients."

The merger aims to address institutional demand for integrated data and trading capabilities within digital asset investment workflows. The combined platform will provide clients with streamlined access to portfolio analytics, risk monitoring, indexes and execution capabilities through a single interface.

Tim Rice, CEO and Co-Founder of Coin Metrics, said: "Joining forces with Talos represents an exciting next chapter for Coin Metrics. Both companies believe in a future where digital assets are pervasive, requiring robust infrastructure to support trading, investment, and risk management at scale. Our combined expertise will deliver the industry's most powerful integrated platform for institutions to operate in the digital asset economy."

Coin Metrics, headquartered in Boston, will benefit from Talos's global presence with offices in New York, London, Cyprus, and Singapore serving clients across 32 countries. Both firms serve large global financial institutions within the digital asset sector.

The transaction represents the latest in a series of acquisitions by Talos to expand its institutional platform. The company has previously acquired Cloudwall, a risk management technology provider, Skolem, an infrastructure platform for institutional DeFi trading, and D3X Systems, a portfolio construction platform for systematic investment in digital assets.

Talos provides institutional-grade technology supporting the digital asset investment lifecycle, including liquidity sourcing, price discovery, trading, settlement and portfolio management. The platform connects institutions to exchanges, OTC desks, prime brokers, lenders, custodians and other digital asset ecosystem participants through a single interface.

Coin Metrics was established in 2017 as a provider of crypto financial intelligence, offering network data, market data, indexes and network risk solutions to institutions involved with cryptoassets. The company positions itself as providing authentic and accurate data with high standards of clarity and precision for the crypto economy.