FalconX expands crypto offering with institutional-grade liquid staking for ETH and SOL

Institutional digital asset prime broker FalconX has joined the Liquid Collective, enabling it to offer clients secure access to Liquid Staked ETH (LsETH) and Liquid Staked SOL (LsSOL) for trading, collateralization, and portfolio management.

The integration lets FalconX's more than 2,000 institutional clients — including asset managers, treasuries, and hedge funds — directly participate in ETH and SOL staking, access LsETH and LsSOL liquidity, and use the assets as collateral within FalconX's ecosystem.

The move provides institutions with a capital-efficient way to earn staking rewards while keeping flexibility for trading and hedging, moving liquid staking from a siloed activity to a core component of an institutional strategy, the firm said in a statement shared with The Block.

"Our clients operate at the frontier of digital assets and demand secure, efficient, and liquid solutions to manage their portfolios. Liquid Collective's institutional-first approach and commitment to an interoperable, compliance-focused standard make LsETH and LsSOL a natural fit for our platform," FalconX Global Co-Head of Markets Joshua Lim added. "By integrating LsETH and LsSOL, we are providing our clients with premier access to the industry’s leading liquid staking tokens, backed by a network of top-tier operators."

Rising institutional demand for liquid staking The integration follows rising institutional demand for liquid staking as institutions shift focus from simple price exposure to more sophisticated digital asset strategies. Corporate treasuries allocated over $7.4 billion to ETH staking last month, while public companies' SOL holdings tripled, and Liquid Collective's LsETH exceeded $1.6 billion in staked ETH.

FalconX joins over 25 industry partners supporting Liquid Collective, including Coinbase, Kraken, Galaxy, Anchorage Digital, and Fireblocks. Built for institutions, Liquid Collective uses a distributed, compliance-focused model that is designed to provide secure, interoperable staking while mitigating single points of failure.

"FalconX's deep liquidity and trusted prime services represent critical infrastructure for the market," said Mara Schmiedt, CEO and co-founder at Alluvial, a team supporting Liquid Collective's development. "This collaboration enhances LsETH and LsSOL's accessibility and utility, reinforcing our mission to build a secure and interoperable standard for liquid staking."

Last month, FalconX rolled out 24/7 over-the-counter crypto options trading, starting with BTC, ETH, SOL, and HYPE.

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