CoinDesk Podcast Network Wall Street-Style Dark Pools Arrive in the Crypto Markets | Markets Outlook
Nov 14, 2025
Denis Dariotis, Founder and CEO of GoQuant, specializes in building institutional trading infrastructure for digital assets. He discusses the recent dip in Bitcoin and how dark pools are transforming crypto trading. Denis explains the concept of dark pools and their advantages, such as reducing market impact and providing hidden volume, which can create new trading opportunities. He highlights the increasing demand from institutions for crypto dark pools and shares insights on GoQuant's GoDark product and its future expansion plans.
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Crypto Market Maturity And Institutional Confidence
- Crypto markets have matured and show partial decoupling from equities despite correlations across assets.
- Institutional interest and regulatory progress are driving greater long-term confidence in crypto.
Building An End-to-End Trading Stack
- Denis founded GoQuant to provide market data, execution, risk and portfolio systems for institutions.
- He describes building an end-to-end tech stack to handle fragmented liquidity across venues.
Why Dark Pools Matter For Large Trades
- Dark pools conceal orders and counterparties to reduce market impact and information leakage.
- This privacy helps institutions execute large block trades without spooking lit venues or on-chain markets.
