DeFi Technologies Subsidiary Stillman Digital Partners in Launch of GoDark, an Institutional Dark Pool for Digital Assets Backed by Copper and GSR
DeFi Technologies (Nasdaq: DEFT) subsidiary Stillman Digital joined as an early partner of GoDark, an institutional dark pool for digital assets backed by Copper and GSR, announced Nov 3, 2025.
GoDark offers off-exchange block liquidity, ultra low-latency matching, non-custodial settlement, and institutional protections such as minimum fill sizes and best-price checks across lit venues. Stillman Digital will provide confidential block execution, verified counterparties, and stable settlement workflows, with an initial focus on spot trading and a roadmap to perpetuals, futures, and options.
DeFi Technologies (Nasdaq: DEFT) la filiale Stillman Digital si è unita come partner iniziale di GoDark, una dark pool istituzionale per asset digitali supportata da Copper e GSR, annunciata il 3 novembre 2025.
GoDark offre liquidità block off-exchange, abbinamento a latenze ultra basse, regolamento non custodiale, e protezioni istituzionali quali dimensioni minime di riempimento e controlli sul miglior prezzo tra le sedi lit. Stillman Digital fornirà esecuzioni di blocchi riservate, controparti verificate e flussi di regolamento stabili, con un focus iniziale sul trading al prezzo spot e una roadmap verso perpetual, futures e opzioni.
DeFi Technologies ( Nasdaq: DEFT ) la filial Stillman Digital se unió como socio temprano de GoDark, una dark pool institucional para activos digitales respaldada por Copper y GSR, anunciada el 3 de noviembre de 2025.
GoDark ofrece liquidez de bloque fuera de bolsa, coincidencia de ultra baja latencia, liquidación no custodial, y protecciones institucionales como tamaños mínimos de llenado y verificaciones del mejor precio en mercados lit. Stillman Digital proporcionará ejecución de bloques confidencial, contrapartes verificadas y flujos de liquidación estables, con un enfoque inicial en el trading al contado y una hoja de ruta hacia perpetuals, futures y opciones.
DeFi Technologies (나스닥: DEFT)의 자회사 Stillman Digital은 초기 파트너로 합류했습니다 GoDark, Copper와 GSR이 뒷받침하는 기관용 다크 풀로, 2025년 11월 3일 발표되었습니다.
GoDark는 거래소 외 블록 유동성, 초저지연 매칭, 비수탁 정산, 그리고 최저 체결 규모 및 노출된 거래소 전반의 최적가 확인과 같은 기관 보호 기능을 제공합니다. Stillman Digital은 기밀 블록 실행, 검증된 상대방, 안정적인 정산 워크플로우를 제공하며, 초기에는 현물 거래에 중점을 두고 perpetual, 선물 및 옵션으로의 로드맵이 있습니다.
DeFi Technologies (Nasdaq : DEFT) filiale Stillman Digital a rejoint en tant que partenaire précoce de GoDark, une dark pool institutionnelle pour actifs numériques soutenue par Copper et GSR, annoncée le 3 novembre 2025.
GoDark offre une liquidité de bloc hors marché, un appariement à ultra faible latence, une règlement non custodial et des protections institutionnelles telles que des tailles de remplissage minimales et des vérifications du meilleur prix sur les marchés lit. Stillman Digital fournira une exécution de blocs confidentielle, des contreparties vérifiées et des flux de règlement stables, avec un focus initial sur le trading au comptant et une feuille de route vers les perpétuels, les futures et les options.
DeFi Technologies (Nasdaq: DEFT) Tochtergesellschaft Stillman Digital trat als früher Partner von GoDark bei, einer institutionellen Dark Pool für digitale Vermögenswerte, unterstützt von Copper und GSR, angekündigt am 3. November 2025.
GoDark bietet blockliquideit außerhalb der Börse, ultra-niedrige Latenz beim Matching, non-custodial Abwicklung und institutionelle Schutzmaßnahmen wie minimale Füllgrößen und Best-Price-Checks über lit-Venues. Stillman Digital wird vertrauliche Blockausführung, verifizierte Gegenparteien und stabile Abwicklungs-Workflows bereitstellen, mit einem initialen Fokus auf Spot-Handel und einer Roadmap zu Perpetualen, Futures und Optionen.
دي فاي تكنولوجيز (ناسداك: DEFT) الشركة التابعة Stillman Digital انضمت كشريك مبكر لـGoDark، تجمع داكنة مؤسسية للأصول الرقمية مدعومة من Copper وGSR، أُعلن عنها في 3 نوفمبر 2025.
GoDark يُقدم سيولة كتل خارج البورصة، مطابقة بزمن استجابة منخفض جدًا، التسوية غير الحفظية، وحماية مؤسسية مثل أحجام الإيصال الدنيا والتحقّق من أفضل سعر عبر أسواق lit. ستيلمان ديجيتال ستوفر تنفيذ كتل سري، أطرافًا معتمدة، وتدفقات تسوية مستقرة، مع تركيز أولي على التداول الفوري وخريطة طريق نحو المستمرات، والعقود الآجلة، والخيارات.
- Stillman Digital joined GoDark as an early institutional partner at launch
- Platform provides non-custodial settlement and ultra low-latency matching
- Roadmap includes expansion from spot into perpetuals, futures, and options
- Announcement discloses no financial terms, volumes, or timeline for commercial impact
Insights
Stillman Digital joining GoDark expands off‑exchange institutional execution and custody‑preserving settlement for large digital‑asset trades.
Stillman Digital will provide confidential block execution via GoDark, a new institutional dark pool backed by Copper and GSR, offering ultra‑low latency matching, non‑custodial settlement, and venue‑wide best‑price checks; this increases Stillman’s ability to route large, price‑sensitive spot orders off exchange while maintaining custody control.
Primary dependencies and risks include adoption by counterparties, the effectiveness of the stated execution protections (minimum fill sizes and cross‑venue price checks), and GoDark’s planned expansion from spot into derivatives; these factors will determine whether the integration materially improves execution quality and counterparty access.
Watch for measurable signals over the next 3–12 months: uptake by additional banks and asset managers, live proof points on reduced market impact for large fills, and the rollout timeline for perpetuals, futures, and options; milestones around counterparty onboarding and settlement reliability will be especially informative.
Partnership expands Stillman Digital's institutional execution capabilities with off exchange block liquidity, low latency matching, and non custodial settlement
GoDark is designed to execute large, price sensitive orders off exchange while preserving discretion and execution quality. The platform offers ultra low latency matching, non custodial settlement, and institutional grade execution protections such as minimum fill sizes and best price checks across lit venues that are similar in spirit to NBBO style protections in
"Dark pools are a core fixture of modern markets because they let institutions move size without broadcasting intent," said Jonathan Milks, Co-founder & President of Stillman Digital. "By partnering with GoDark at launch, Stillman Digital extends our ability to provide block liquidity and discreet execution for clients seeking institutional rails across digital assets."
Stillman Digital's role at launch
Stillman Digital provides institutions with confidential, efficient, and secure block execution. The desk moves large orders off exchange without signaling the market and delivers dependable liquidity across global venues. Clients receive professional service, verified counterparties, and stable settlement workflows that support long term relationships.
Why this matters for institutions
- Trade significant blocks privately to reduce signaling risk and market impact.
- Access quality of execution through low latency matching and best price checks across major venues.
- Maintain custody control through non custodial settlement workflows.
- Configure institution ready protections including minimum fill sizes and conditional logic.
- Begin with spot trading and benefit from a roadmap that includes perpetuals, futures, options, and other instruments.
Participation in GoDark strengthens Stillman Digital's role as an institutional execution partner by combining discreet block liquidity with low latency matching and non custodial settlement. The relationship broadens Stillman's counterparty network across banks, asset managers, and hedge funds while preserving confidential order handling and stable post trade workflows. Access to off exchange liquidity reduces signaling risk and supports better aggregate execution quality for large orders. As GoDark expands from spot into derivatives, Stillman gains a deeper product set to serve complex mandates. The result is a more comprehensive, scalable, and institution ready execution offering within the DeFi Technologies ecosystem.
About DeFi Technologies
DeFi Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: DEFT) (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B) is a financial technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance ("DeFi"). As the first Nasdaq-listed digital asset manager of its kind, DeFi Technologies offers equity investors diversified exposure to the broader decentralized economy through its integrated and scalable business model. This includes Valour, which offers access to one hundred of the world's most innovative digital assets via regulated ETPs; Stillman Digital, a digital asset prime brokerage focused on institutional-grade execution and custody; Reflexivity Research, which provides leading research into the digital asset space; Neuronomics, which develops quantitative trading strategies and infrastructure; and DeFi Alpha, the Company's internal arbitrage and trading business line. With deep expertise across capital markets and emerging technologies, DeFi Technologies is building the institutional gateway to the future of finance. Follow DeFi Technologies on LinkedIn and X/Twitter, and for more details, visit https://defi.tech/
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About Valour
Valour Inc. and Valour Digital Securities Limited (together, "Valour") issues exchange traded products ("ETPs") that enable retail and institutional investors to access digital assets in a simple and secure way via their traditional bank account. Valour is part of the asset management business line of DeFi Technologies. For more information about Valour, to subscribe, or to receive updates, visit valour.com.
About Stillman Digital
Stillman Digital is a leading digital asset liquidity provider that offers limitless liquidity solutions for businesses, focusing on industry-leading trade execution, settlement, and technology. For more information, please visit https://www.stillmandigital.com
About Reflexivity Research
Reflexivity Research LLC is a leading research firm specializing in the creation of high-quality, in-depth research reports for the bitcoin and digital asset industry, empowering investors with valuable insights. For more information please visit https://www.reflexivityresearch.com/
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking information:
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to Stillman Digital, GoDark; investor confidence in digital assets generally; the regulatory environment with respect to the growth and adoption of decentralized finance; the pursuit by the Company and its subsidiaries of business opportunities; and the merits or potential returns of any such opportunities. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company, as the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but is not limited the acceptance of Valour exchange traded products by exchanges; growth and development of decentralised finance and digital asset sector; rules and regulations with respect to decentralised finance and digital assets; fluctuation in digital asset prices; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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