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# B2C2 Partners with NextBlock to Supply Global Digital Asset Liquidity to South Korean Institutions
- URL: https://www.fintechobserver.com/b2c2-partners-with-nextblock-to-supply-global-digital-asset-liquidity-to-south-korean-institutions/
- Published: 2026-09-11T06:12:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T06:12:11.000Z
- Author: Norbert Gehrke
- Tags: digital assets, liquidity, korea

Digital asset liquidity provider B2C2 has entered into a strategic collaboration with South Korean infrastructure firm NextBlock to supply global digital asset liquidity to the domestic market.

Under the agreement, NextBlock will integrate its proprietary smart order routing engine, NextRoute, with B2C2’s global liquidity network to support institutional execution. NextBlock acts as an execution bridge between global market makers and local digital asset markets, providing block trade execution, smart order routing, and instant settlement infrastructure.

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The alliance arrives as South Korea transitions from a retail-dominated crypto market toward expanded corporate and institutional participation. Historically, Korean won-denominated trades have accounted for 30% of global spot cryptocurrency volume. However, following discussions by the Financial Services Commission’s (FSC) Virtual Asset Committee, regulators have initiated a phased rollout allowing corporate real-name virtual asset accounts, lifting a restriction in place since 2018\. The regulatory shift is expected to clear the way for more than 3,500 domestic corporations, alongside asset managers, listed companies, and family offices, to allocate capital to digital assets.

B2C2, which is majority-owned by Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings, serves as a primary engine for SBI's broader digital asset expansion. SBI has deployed more than $1.5 billion into the sector this year to build out its presence across the Asia-Pacific region. While B2C2 does not maintain a local entity in South Korea, the collaboration allows the firm to capture growing institutional demand via NextBlock’s domestic network.

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