Paris-based data provider adds US-focused competitor’s derivatives analytics and onchain tools in fifth acquisition push.
Kaiko finalized its acquisition of Amberdata on Monday, expanding its institutional crypto data platform with derivatives analytics, onchain infrastructure, and AI-powered research capabilities. The deal marks Kaiko’s fifth acquisition as the company consolidates the fragmented market for institutional-grade blockchain data.
Amberdata brings its GVOL options analytics platform, described as one of the most requested capabilities from institutional clients. The combined company now serves 250 institutional clients worldwide, including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, exchanges, and trading firms.
“The growing participation from banks, asset managers, and hedge funds accelerates the demand, and this acquisition is the completion of a strategy that has been underway since day one,” said Ambre Soubiran, CEO of Kaiko.
Kaiko is licensed under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) as a crypto asset service provider. In February, Bloomberg announced a collaboration with Kaiko to make licensed financial data accessible within blockchain-native environments. That partnership reflects growing institutional demand for reliable pricing data, particularly in markets linked to tokenized real-world assets where onchain assets must mirror underlying financial instrument pricing.
The Amberdata acquisition follows Kaiko’s May acquisition of Cometh, an onchain data infrastructure provider. Soubiran characterized the company’s consolidation strategy in stark terms: “The only independent, globally regulated company that can serve every data need an institution has.”
Deal size and terms remain confidential. Kaiko did not disclose when Amberdata was founded or details of its prior ownership structure.
