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Interactive Brokers Group reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for March. Brokerage highlights for the month included: 4.329 million Daily Average Revenue Trades, 25% higher than prior year and 1% lower than prior month. Ending client equity of $789.4B, 38% higher than prior year and 4% lower than prior month. Ending client margin loan balances of $86B, 35% higher than prior year and 4% lower than prior month. Ending client credit balances of $168.8B, including $6.5B in insured bank deposit sweeps, 35% higher than prior year and 4% higher than prior month. 4.754 million client accounts, 31% higher than prior year and 2% higher than prior month. 199 annualized average cleared DARTs per client account. Average commission per cleared Commissionable Order of $2.74 including exchange, clearing and regulatory fees.

The close of the first quarter brought a wave of institutional expansion and corporate rebranding, as major infrastructure operators and global brokers moved to solidify their presence in the digital asset market. Stay up on the crypto news that matters with "Crypto Currents," daily from The Fly. Join us at 2 PM ET for your essential briefing on the fast-moving world of cryptocurrency on FlyCast radio.BITFARMS ACHIEVES RECORD SEVENTY TWO PERCENT REVENUE GROWTH AHEAD OF REBRAND:Digital asset infrastructure operators are reporting strong fiscal performance as they transition to new corporate identities. Bitfarms. The company is currently advancing its strategic plan to rebrand the entire organization as Keel Infrastructure, with the change effective April 1. This maturation of the infrastructure sector is being reflected in broader regulatory filings, with firms likeandalso finalizing their annual reports to close the quarter.AMERICAN BITCOIN CROSSES SEVEN THOUSAND COIN MILESTONE AS CORPORATE TREASURIES EXPAND:Corporate balance sheets continue to aggressively accumulate digital commodities despite broader market volatility. American Bitcoin, announcing it has surpassed the 7,000 bitcoinmilestone, nearly tripling its reserves since its Nasdaq debut. Other firms are also disclosing significant holdings; Ton Strategyit now holds 219.7M toncoinwith a fair value of $356.8M,out of Hyperscale Datamaintains a treasury of 633.86 coins that, combined with its cash position, significantly exceeds its current market cap.INTERACTIVE BROKERS AND GALAXY DIGITAL EXPAND GLOBAL ACCESS AS BLACKROCK SHIFTS HOLDINGS:Service providers are aggressively broadening their reach to meet global demand for digital assets. Interactive Brokers, offering access to 11 tokens including solana, XRP, dogecoin, and cardano. Domestically, Galaxy Digital, offering estimated rewards of 6.50%. This expansion occurs as institutional giants rebalance their underlying holdings; Lookonchain detected that BlackRockinto Coinbase Primefor custody rebalancing.PRICE ACTION:As of time of writing, bitcoin was trading at $67,130.17, while ether was trading at $2,071.93,.

Interactive Brokers announced that clients can transfer their existing holdings in supported cryptocurrencies to their Interactive Brokers-linked crypto account, enabling them to trade crypto at lower costs while gaining access to global investment markets - all without selling their digital assets upfront. Interactive Brokers offers a comprehensive solution that brings digital assets and traditional investments together on a single platform, providing access to competitive cryptocurrency pricing and broader investment opportunities. IBKR clients can now move supported digital assets directly from external wallets or platforms into their IBKR-linked crypto accounts without first liquidating their crypto positions. This enables them to manage digital assets alongside stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and other investments.

Interactive Brokers Group reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for February. Brokerage highlights for the month included: 4.366 million Daily Average Revenue Trades, 21% higher than prior year and 1% lower than prior month. Ending client equity of $820B, 40% higher than prior year and 1% higher than prior month. Ending client margin loan balances of $90B, 42% higher than prior year and 1% lower than prior month. Ending client credit balances of $162.0B, including $6.2B in insured bank deposit sweeps, 31% higher than prior year and about even with prior month. 4.646 million client accounts, 31% higher than prior year and 2% higher than prior month. 204 annualized average cleared DARTs per client account. Average commission per cleared Commissionable Order of $2.61 including exchange, clearing and regulatory fees.