Axis launches Axis Prime to bring institutional-grade liquidity to digital asset markets

Axis, the digital asset infrastructure firm operating under the AxisFDN banner, has rolled out Axis Prime, a new service designed to handle liquidity, execution, settlement, and risk management for institutional participants in the crypto market. The launch comes roughly eight months after Axis closed a $5 million strategic funding round in December 2025, led by Galaxy with participation from FalconX, OKX Ventures, CMT Digital, Maven 11, GSR, and CMS Holdings. What Axis Prime actually does At its core, Axis Prime is a liquidity and execution layer for digital asset platforms. The service supports more than 15 currencies and stablecoins, scanning over 25 million cross-asset pricing paths to find optimal routes for trades. Average spreads on selected corridors sit below 10 basis points. The platform operates on what Axis describes as a dual-use model. Incoming capital serves double duty: it sustains the firm’s own balance sheet while simultaneously powering external liquidity provisions. In practical terms, this means the same pool of capital that backstops Axis’s proprietary strategies also deepens the order books available to its institutional clients. Axis has already notched its ...