Cryptocurrency Market Maker GSR has signed an agreement to acquire Equilibrium Capital Services, a Portland-based brokerage dealer registered with SEC and a member of Finra.
The trade, which is still awaiting regulatory approval, marks a step towards expanding GSR’s regulated presence in the United States. GSR did not reveal the conditions of the equilibrium capital agreement in its press release.
Equilibrium Capital’s registration allows it to provide brokerage services under US securities laws. By bringing it under its umbrella, GSR expects to offer institutional clients a more direct route to digital assets while operating within established compliance frameworks.
GSR leaders framed the move as part of a long-term strategy to elaborate on their institutional ties in the US Xin song, the company’s CEO, said the acquisition reflects GSR’s obligation to serve both entrepreneurs and large investors who want regulated access to crypto markets.
The acquisition comes as regulators continue to shape the rules of digital assets in the US for a company such as GSR-best known for its global marketing and liquidity services-to have a broker-dealer license could open doors to products that fall during securities monitoring.
To manage the acquisition process, GSR Compliance Exchange Group (CXG) engaged in regulatory guidance and brokerdealerforsale.com for the acquisition of equilibrium capital services.
GSR has steadily built its regulated service portfolio. In recent months, the company has expanded institutional access to tokenized assets in the real world through a partnership with Digift, according to a press release.
The market introduction company also invested in Maverix Securities to support the development of regulated structured products and LED digital-asset Treasury Investment Strategies for NASDAQ-listed companies, including MEI Pharma and Upexi.
