Provider profile · 2026 edition
Galaxy review 2026: scores, fees and alternatives.
A US digital asset firm offering electronic and OTC trading, lending and derivatives.
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A US digital asset firm offering electronic and OTC trading, lending and derivatives.
Galaxy scores 1.9 out of 5 (37 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index 2026 and ranks 10 of 12. It is strongest for US institutions wanting OTC trading alongside lending and derivatives, and its best criterion is regulatory standing at 4 out of 5. Not published or not stated on the pages read: regulatory standing, pricing, asset and currency coverage, execution access and settlement.
Scores from the Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index 2026.
No award in the Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For payment and fintech firms | 38 | 10 of 12 |
| For funds and trading firms | 37 | 10 of 12 |
| For corporate treasuries | 36 | 10 of 12 |
The score out of 5 is the overall score out of 100 divided by 20. Leader goes to the top three overall, Best for to the first in each segment, and Top rated for to a score of 5 out of 5 on a criterion. Awards cannot be bought.
Where it scores best, and where to check closely, as shown in each ranking.
US institutions wanting OTC trading alongside lending and derivatives.
What Galaxy publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
A US digital asset firm offering electronic and OTC trading, lending and derivatives. It publishes FINRA broker-dealers, a CFTC swap dealer and a US money transmitter, with 24/7 trading by API or screen. It does not publish prices, asset or currency counts, settlement terms or security certifications.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Regulatory standing | Securities services by Galaxy Digital Partners LLC and Galaxy Securities, LLC, "members of FINRA and SIPC"; Galaxy Derivatives LLC is a registered swap dealer with the CFTC and NFA; money transmission by GalaxyOne Prime LLC (NMLS ID: 1988685). Non-US licences not listed on the pages read. |
| Pricing | Not published on the pages read. |
| Asset and currency coverage | "the widest array of coins and fiat currencies in the OTC space"; no counts published. |
| Execution access | "24/7 global electronic and over-the-counter trading"; "Connecting to our platform via API or GUI"; Global Sales and Trading coverage. FIX and RFQ not stated. |
| Settlement | Lending for "leverage, hedging and working capital needs"; settlement methods and payment rails not described. |
| Security | Not published on the pages read. |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 |
A fact that is not published is scored as not offered or, for a fee, as if it were high. It is never estimated.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: galaxy.com/trading, galaxy.com/institutional-investors, galaxy.com/sddisclosures.
Each score with the evidence behind it.
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored
The other providers in the same ranking, ordered by score.
| Provider | Score out of 5 | Rank | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken | 4.5 | 1 of 12 | Businesses wanting exchange, OTC and API access with a full published fee table |
| Zerohash | 3.3 | 2 of 12 | Payment firms and fintechs embedding crypto buy, sell and payouts |
| Coinbase Prime | 3.2 | 3 of 12 | Funds and corporates wanting trading, financing and custody in one account |
| FalconX | 3.1 | 4 of 12 | Funds and fintechs needing wide token and fiat coverage through one counterparty |
| OSL | 2.9 | 5 of 12 | Asian and European businesses converting between stablecoins and fiat |
| B2C2 | 2.9 | 6 of 12 | Exchanges, brokers and fintechs wanting streaming prices without pre-funding |
| Wintermute | 2.7 | 7 of 12 | Funds and token projects wanting chat and API liquidity in hundreds of tokens |
| GSR | 2.5 | 8 of 12 | Treasuries and funds trading large blocks across many fiat currencies |
| Enigma Securities | 2.5 | 9 of 12 | UK and European firms wanting voice, chat and API execution |
| LMAX Digital | 1.8 | 11 of 12 | Banks and brokers wanting a regulated venue with a published instrument list |
| Keyrock | 0.9 | 12 of 12 | Crypto platforms and token projects wanting a single OTC counterparty |
Full Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index ranking
Side by side on every criterion, fact and award.
Head-to-head comparisons cover pairs within the top five of each ranking. Galaxy is compared with its alternatives in the table above.
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