Institutional DeFi Prime Brokerage

Definitive provides comprehensive prime brokerage services for hedge funds, liquid funds, OTC desks, and professional institutions executing large digital asset trades onchain. The platform delivers institutional-grade execution, custody infrastructure, and clearing services through a fully non-custodial DeFi trading environment.

Segregated Trading Vaults and Custody

Each institutional client trades through segregated trading vaults (one smart account per chain) minted specifically for their organization and whitelisted exclusively to their authorized wallet addresses. Assets are never commingled with other clients or Definitive's holdings, providing complete fund segregation and full custody control. If another client's wallet is compromised or Definitive faces security issues, client assets remain protected in isolated vaults. Only the client's whitelisted wallet can authorize trade orders and withdrawals, maintaining institutional custody standards with support for 250+ wallet types including Fireblocks, Fordefi, Safe, SquadsX, and Utila.

Advanced Execution Capabilities

The platform operates across Solana, Base, HyperEVM, and all major EVM chains, enabling traders to execute any asset on any chain from a unified interface. Institutional-grade order types include Market Orders for instant execution, Limit Orders for precise entry prices, TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) orders to minimize market impact on large trades, and Stop Loss/Take Profit orders for automated risk management. Definitive's smart order router aggregates liquidity across 100+ DEXs, onchain venues, and 15+ offchain private market makers (PMMs), automatically routing orders to achieve best execution with minimal slippage even for large institutional-sized trades.

Multi-User Access and Sub-Account Architecture

Institutional accounts support multiple users with granular role-based access control: View-Only access for compliance officers and auditors, Trading access for execution staff, and Full Admin access for management. Each user account supports 2FA authentication. Funds running multiple strategies can create unlimited sub-accounts (SMA portfolios), with each sub-account whitelisted to different wallet addresses, effectively ring-fencing each trader or strategy to their assigned risk capital. This enables multi-strategy funds to track performance independently while maintaining unified institutional access.

Enhanced Privacy and Intent Masking

When institutional clients execute trades, orders are routed through randomized Definitive "performer" proxy addresses rather than the client's own wallet, preventing onchain tracking of institutional order flow. The platform's unique off-chain trade engine keeps order details off-chain until execution, protecting traders from MEV extraction and frontrunning. This intent-masking architecture preserves institutional alpha and prevents market observers from attributing trades to specific institutions.

Automated Post-Trade Reporting and Clearing

Definitive automatically generates comprehensive post-trade reports for every transaction, providing audit-ready documentation with detailed breakdowns of fill times, fill sizes, execution venues, pricing, and fees. Reports are exportable for compliance purposes, fund accounting, and investor reporting, with post-trade data also available via API for integration with internal PnL systems and reconciliation workflows. This automated clearing and reporting eliminates hours of manual block explorer parsing.

Gas Abstraction and Frictionless Execution

Gas fees are completely abstracted from the trading experience. Once a trading session is initiated (lasting approximately 7 days), traders can place unlimited orders without additional wallet signatures or managing gas tokens across multiple chains. This creates a CEX-like frictionless experience while maintaining full non-custodial architecture.

Cross-Platform Access and API Integration

Institutional clients access prime brokerage services through multiple interfaces: a sophisticated web-based trading terminal, full-featured mobile applications for iOS and Android, and programmatic Trading API access for developers, protocols, and AI agents. The API provides plug-and-play SDKs with unified cross-chain execution, enabling institutions to integrate Definitive's infrastructure directly into their own trading systems or algorithmic strategies.

Institutional Onboarding and Support

Institutional accounts receive white-glove onboarding with account setup typically completed within 24 hours. The Definitive team works directly with each institution to configure trading vaults, whitelist authorized wallets, provision user access, establish sub-accounts, and implement pre-trade compliance controls tailored to regulatory requirements. Volume-based fee discounts are available based on trading thresholds, with additional reductions through EDGE token staking.

With over $1.3 billion in notional volume processed since March 2024 and multiple security audits from Tier 1 firms, Definitive's prime brokerage infrastructure provides production-ready reliability for institutional capital.