Liquid Secures $18M Funding Round as Round-the-Clock Multi-Asset Trading Gains Momentum
Retail traders are the primary focus for this platform, which provides continuous access to over 500 cryptocurrency and conventional markets, including derivatives tied to equities, all through one unified interface.
In a seed funding round, Liquid successfully secured $18 million to grow its platform that enables users to execute trades across both cryptocurrency and conventional assets continuously throughout the day and night via a unified interface.
Users can access over 500 different markets spanning cryptocurrencies, stocks, commodities and currency exchanges through the platform, which provides leverage options reaching up to 200x along with features enabling trading while maintaining asset custody, based on the announcement made on Tuesday.
Neo and Left Lane Capital jointly led the funding round, which saw contributions from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund and Sunflower Capital, in addition to previous backers Paradigm and General Catalyst.
According to the company, the platform has facilitated over $3 billion in total trading volume among approximately 40,000 users following its August 2025 debut.
The platform provides perpetual futures contracts for gaining exposure to various assets including commodities and enables users to take both long and short positions through the same interface. An integrated artificial intelligence assistant has also been incorporated to assist users with market analysis and trade execution.
According to the company, retail traders looking for access to various asset classes via one consolidated platform instead of managing multiple separate brokers and exchanges represent their target demographic.
Tokenized stocks open markets to 24/7 trading
Traditional exchanges alongside cryptocurrency platforms are increasingly adopting support for tokenized stocks, which are blockchain-powered representations of equity securities that enable trading beyond conventional market operating hours.
Nasdaq entered into a partnership with Payward, which serves as the parent entity of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, and its Backed division on March 9 to create an equities gateway that connects conventional market infrastructure with blockchain networks.
Approximately one week following that announcement, the US Securities and Exchange Commission granted approval for a Nasdaq pilot program enabling tokenized stock versions to be traded alongside conventional shares on identical order books using the same pricing and identification systems.
During March as well, the New York Stock Exchange entered into an agreement with Securitize aimed at supporting stock issuance based on blockchain technology and creating infrastructure for tokenized equity securities and exchange-traded funds. This development comes after NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange put forward a Jan. 19 proposal for a tokenized securities venue built to facilitate round-the-clock trading and settlement on blockchain.
Cryptocurrency exchanges are similarly broadening their offerings into tokenized equity products, exemplified by Coinbase's recent introduction of stock perpetual futures available 24/7 for users located outside the US.
Information from RWA.xyz indicates that tokenized stocks have achieved approximately $1.15 billion in distributed value, while monthly transfer volume has surpassed $2.2 billion.
