Moonpay has officially launched Moonpay Trade, a sophisticated platform aimed at providing institutional investors with access to more than 200 blockchain networks through a single API. This significant rollout occurred on May 21, 2026, as the company seeks to facilitate financial services firms in navigating the growing tokenized asset landscape.
In Q1 2026 alone, DFlow, a trading infrastructure provider acquired by Moonpay, processed over $12 billion in transaction volume. This robust figure highlights the platform’s extended reach into markets such as Solana and Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ecosystems, solidifying its presence in a rapidly evolving financial space.
The newly launched Moonpay Trade will serve as the onchain execution layer for Moonpay’s Institutional unit, which is directed by Caroline D. Pham, the former acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Pham emphasized the necessity for every major financial institution to develop a strategy around tokenized assets, stating that Moonpay Trade offers a comprehensive technology platform enabling firms to engage in onchain markets while maintaining compliance.
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO and co-founder of Moonpay, expressed confidence in the burgeoning market for tokenized assets, underscoring that Moonpay Trade amalgamates all essential elements into a single platform tailored for institutions, enterprises, or applications. The platform supports cross-chain routing not only across Ethereum and Solana but also includes networks like Base, Hyperliquid, and Bitcoin.
Compliance is a major focal point of Moonpay Trade, which incorporates necessary systems for anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) protocols, ensuring that institutional users meet all regulatory requirements. The platform will also facilitate collateral movements across both permissioned and permissionless networks, alongside enabling fiat-to-onchain settlements in over 120 currency options.
The strategic acquisition of DFlow complements Moonpay Trade’s capabilities significantly. DFlow’s ability to harness trading infrastructure on Solana has greatly fortified Moonpay’s execution power across various markets, particularly within the EVM framework and Solana-native platforms. Notably, the total market value of tokenized real-world assets has already surpassed $33 billion, a figure poised to surge according to projections from BCG, which estimates the market could reach a staggering $14 trillion by 2030 and $55 trillion by 2035.
This infrastructure gap has constrained firms prepared for regulatory compliance but ill-equipped for technical participation in onchain markets. Moonpay Trade is strategically designed to bridge that divide. Additionally, the platform includes a proprietary automated market maker specifically engineered for stablecoin transactions, guaranteeing 1:1 trade quotes routed through Moonpay’s API. This liquidity layer will accommodate onchain subscriptions, redemptions for tokenized funds, and integrations with yield-generating vaults on platforms such as Morpho, Aave, and Maple Finance.
Charlie Durbin, co-founder and CEO of Decent, highlighted the importance of real-time routing and execution across 200-plus chains as a solution to the fragmentation that has hampered onchain activities. He expressed enthusiasm for integrating this technology into Moonpay to establish financial rails that connect traditional fiat systems with onchain execution and settlement processes.
Over the last 18 months, Moonpay has strategically acquired multiple firms spanning various areas, including payments, stablecoins, digital asset custody, and onchain trade execution. The launch of Moonpay Trade marks another pivotal advancement in the company’s broader ambition to create a comprehensive infrastructure for tokenized financial services.
