Kaiko

Kaiko is the global independent leader in digital asset market data, analytics, crypto indices, and pricing for institutional investors, financial services firms, and regulators. Founded in 2014, the company provides the foundational data infrastructure that bridges traditional finance and on-chain capital markets through regulatory-compliant and auditable data.

Core Products and Services

Kaiko operates through four main pillars:

Data Feeds: Highly-granular market data feeds covering the entire crypto market for front and mid-office operations, business intelligence, and risk management. This includes Level 1 & Level 2 data for both CeFi and DeFi ecosystems, covering spot, derivatives, and lending protocols, as well as comprehensive reference data with crypto asset identifiers, supply metrics, and derivative specifications.

Analytics Solutions: Proprietary data analytics solutions including Best Execution pricing benchmarks for demonstrating execution efficiency, Fair Market Value pricing for accurate digital asset valuation to meet regulatory requirements, Portfolio & Risk Management tools for analyzing portfolio performance and measuring potential losses, and Derivatives Risk Indicators for forecasting market volatility with implied volatility models.

Kaiko Indices: A BMR-registered benchmark administrator providing enterprise-grade reference rates, multi-asset indices backed by expert quantitative research, and calculation agent services for Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations. These services power financial products for leading exchanges, issuers, and funds including CBOE, D2X, and Gemini.

Monitoring Solutions: Market-level and blockchain solutions for surveillance and AML/CFT compliance, including Market Surveyor for automated market integrity monitoring and Market Explorer for comprehensive global crypto market assessment via API.

Key Strengths

Kaiko distinguishes itself through regulatory compliance (SOC-2 Type II certified and EU BMR-compliant), comprehensive market coverage with the widest range of data distribution channels in the industry, 24/7 global support, and deep expertise combining a decade of digital asset data experience with institutional index provision capabilities. The company serves over 200 enterprise clients worldwide and maintains partnerships with major institutions like Bloomberg.

Notable Clients and Partnerships

Kaiko powers data solutions for leading institutional clients including Messari, CBOE, Gemini, EDX Markets, Bloomberg, Blue Ocean Technologies, and Kinetiq Markets. The company recently announced a collaboration with Bloomberg to develop on-chain data access for tokenized markets, demonstrating its position at the forefront of digital finance infrastructure.

Why Choose Kaiko

With over 10 years of experience delivering trusted, transparent, and actionable financial data, Kaiko enables institutions to navigate both centralized and decentralized digital asset markets with confidence. The company's commitment to regulatory compliance, combined with its comprehensive data coverage and institutional-grade infrastructure, makes it the trusted partner for organizations building the future of digital finance. Their four-stage data process—Read, Compute, Store, and Distribute—ensures clean, enriched, and reliable crypto market data with quality standards typically associated with traditional finance.