Markets Outlook Wall Street-Style Dark Pools Arrive in the Crypto Markets | Markets Outlook
Nov 14, 2025
Denis Dariotis, Founder and CEO of GoQuant, joins the discussion to unravel the complexities of crypto trading infrastructure. He explains the recent dip in Bitcoin prices and how institutional dark pools, like his new GoDark product, can minimize market impact and safeguard trades. Denis emphasizes that demand for crypto dark pools is strong, reflecting a maturation in the market. He also outlines GoDark's initial offerings of 25 spot tokens and its potential expansion into futures and options, showcasing a promising shift in how institutional trading may evolve.
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Crypto Market Maturity And Correlation
- Crypto markets have matured and are less uniformly correlated with equities than before.
- Institutional optimism and regulatory progress support longer-term conviction despite short-term drawdowns.
Building Full-Stack Trading Infrastructure
- GoQuant started as a trading infrastructure provider offering market data, execution, risk and portfolio systems.
- Denis says the firm builds across the whole trade lifecycle to solve fragmented liquidity for institutions.
How Dark Pools Reduce Market Impact
- Dark pools conceal order books and counterparty identities compared with public lit exchanges.
- That concealment reduces market impact and information leakage for large institutional trades.
