Leading Australia based online broker Pepperstone, which as we exclusively reported late last year is launching a spot Crypto exchange, has announced that it has deployed Fireblocks’ end-to-end digital asset infrastructure across custody, compliance, and DeFi. The move underpins Pepperstone’s rapid expansion into institutional crypto services, including the launch of Pepperstone Crypto – its new spot exchange for Australian clients – earlier this year.

Forex and CFD brokers are among the most important, and often overlooked, entry points for institutional digital asset adoption. They already have what crypto-native firms spend years building: deep client liquidity, always-on global…