Wavebridge: "Advancing Prime Brokerage Infrastructure for Institutions-Only Digital Assets"

Wavebridge said on the 30th that it will begin a full-scale upgrade of its institutions- and corporate-only digital-asset infrastructure starting this year. Centered on prime brokerage infrastructure that integrates trading, clearing, and liquidity connectivity into a single system, the company plans to build a digital-asset trading environment that institutions can use in practice.

Wavebridge presented a strategy to strengthen its role as an institutions-only prime broker that connects multiple exchanges and liquidity providers through a single access point, unlike the existing exchange-centric structure of the virtual-asset market. Just as prime brokers in securities markets support access to multiple venues and integrated clearing via a single interface, the company aims to implement intermediary infrastructure in the digital-asset market that offers the stability and control institutions require.

The company is focusing on building infrastructure that meets banking-sector-level requirements, including anti-money laundering (AML), security, and operational stability. Based on last year’s experience clearing live trades with domestic virtual-asset exchanges, it said it is designing, at the infrastructure level, the clearing structure, liquidity connectivity, and risk-management components that institutions actually demand.

It also plans to enable institutions to access multiple markets through a single interface. In addition, it will pursue two ISMS certifications and target system availability of at least 99.5% to secure banking-sector-level continuity and stability. The company also plans to continuously strengthen its AML and compliance framework so it can be executed in connectivity environments with financial institutions and large platforms.

Wavebridge also plans to conduct technical validation in parallel for expansion scenarios such as automated payments and settlements among AI agents. In collaboration with partners, it will also pursue proof-of-concept (PoC) projects that combine AI and blockchain. Wavebridge already uses its AI-based article curation system, 'LEX', to automatically select and summarize digital-asset news, and it is building a foundation to expand functions to include market data analysis, trading insights, and portfolio management automation.

Oh Jong-wook, CEO of Wavebridge, said, "We expect Wavebridge will be able to quickly implement AI-based financial services that the financial sector envisions over the long term in the digital-asset trading domain," adding, "By integrating AI into prime brokerage infrastructure, we will create a new standard for the institutions-only digital-asset market."