Marex Group, a Nasdaq-listed financial services firm, has invested an undisclosed amount in institutional cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Digital Prime Technologies, marking another step by traditional finance into the digital asset sector.

The companies announced on Wednesday that the investment will support continued development of Tokenet, a digital asset lending and borrowing platform built by Digital Prime Technologies in partnership with EquiLend. Marex stated that the investment forms part of its broader strategy to expand its institutional digital assets business. For Marex, which provides execution, clearing, and liquidity solutions across commodities, FX, and equities, the move represents an extension of its existing intermediation role into digital asset markets.

The announcement follows Digital Prime's disclosure last week that Tokenet had surpassed $1 billion in lending inventory and more than $1 billion in borrowing demand from its launch partners. Those figures represent the value of digital assets made available to lend through the platform and the volume of borrowing interest indicated by participating institutions, rather than completed loan volumes. Launch partners included Galaxy Digital and Ripple Prime, among others.

EquiLend is a financial technology firm that provides trading, lending, and data services for the global securities lending market, where it is a widely used platform among institutional participants. The partnership between Digital Prime Technologies and EquiLend was formed to bring securities lending infrastructure into the digital asset space, adapting established market mechanics such as collateral management and automated matching to crypto-native assets.

Marex Group, headquartered in London, is a diversified financial services platform that provides execution, clearing, and liquidity solutions across multiple asset classes. The company is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Marex is the latest major financial services company to expand its digital asset operations through targeted investments in crypto market infrastructure. Other institutions, including Barclays, BNY, and Wells Fargo, have recently directed capital toward various segments of the digital asset industry, ranging from stablecoin infrastructure to tokenized deposits. The pattern of investing in specialized infrastructure firms rather than building proprietary systems reflects the operational and regulatory complexity of digital asset custody, settlement, and lending, areas where dedicated crypto-native providers have developed existing capabilities.

Digital Prime Technologies focuses on building institutional-grade infrastructure for cryptocurrency markets, including lending, borrowing, and related services designed for regulated financial entities.