MHC brings crypto derivatives to Aussie wholesale | Australian Markets

MHC Digital Group, a digital belongings platform backed by wealth industry veteran Mark Carnegie, is set to introduce FalconX’s suite of digital asset derivatives to the Australian wholesale investment market.

As half of the deal, the Silicon Valley-headquartered FalconX, touted as a “global leader” in crypto asset brokerage, will make out there its “comprehensive suite” of digital asset derivatives, choices, and structured merchandise on MHC’s lately launched trading platform, MHC Markets.

According to the pair, the partnership will mix FalconX’s international management in digital asset derivatives (a by-product primarily based on cryptocurrencies and stablecoins) with MHC’s native data, relationships, and breadth of offering.

MHC, a specialist digital belongings platform, is an element of the Australian Financial Services-licensed group of firms based by enterprise capitalist, entrepreneur and wealth industry veteran Mark Carnegie, the previous chief govt of Lazard Australia Private Equity.

FalconX basic supervisor for APAC and Middle East Matt Long hailed the partnership as a “significant milestone” in delivering on the firm’s APAC growth ambitions.

“MHC’s market expertise and innovative approach, combined with our derivatives capabilities, will allow MHC to provide Australian wholesale investors with an unparalleled suite of digital asset products within Australia’s sophisticated capital markets,” Long stated.

MHC Markets international markets head Edward Carroll stated the partnership “creates a powerful offering for Australian wholesale investors who have a proven history of utilising derivatives in traditional asset classes”.

“We see FalconX as a global leader in digital asset derivatives and this partnership brings MHC closer to realising our vision of creating a premium, trustworthy capital markets service for digital assets.”

MHC stated its new partnership would help it serve growing wholesale investor demand for crypto belongings and create a premium investment banking service for digital belongings.

The 2025 IRC index, launched by Australian crypto investment firm the Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency, reveals the growing prominence and report high adoption of crypto belongings by Australian traders, with practically one-third (32.5%) of native traders confirming they at the moment own or have owned cryptocurrency, up from 27.5% within the earlier 12 months.