Acquisition of Alluvial Finance, former Development Company behind Liquid Collective, adds engineering talent and expands Galaxy's institutional staking infrastructure

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GLXY) (TSX:GLXY) (the "Company" or "Galaxy"), a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, today announced that it is now the Development Company for Liquid Collective, the leading enterprise-grade liquid staking protocol, through its acquisition of Alluvial Finance ("Alluvial"), a staking software development firm that served as the protocol's former development organization.

Liquid staking has become one of the fastest-growing corners of the digital assets market due to its ability to offer staking rewards while keeping staked assets liquid and usable across decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Since launching in 2023 in partnership with Alluvial, Liquid Collective has cemented itself as the cornerstone of the liquid staking space, enabling institutional investors who stake Ethereum or Solana through the protocol to receive tokens that represent their staked positions, which can be used for trading, collateral management or other onchain strategies. In 2025 alone, Liquid Collective has tripled its assets on platform to approximately $1 billion.

Galaxy's acquisition of Alluvial advances its mission to deliver end-to-end trading and investment services for institutions participating in onchain markets by deepening its digital infrastructure platform and expanding its role in the development of liquid staking tokens by giving the Company full responsibility for developing and maintaining the Liquid Collective protocol. To ensure seamless integration, the Company has immediately begun onboarding Alluvial's team of onchain engineers and technology, including a customizable Staking Management System and developer tools that streamline integration for exchanges, custodians, and asset managers.

"Galaxy has always built the infrastructure institutions need to operate confidently onchain—from trading and custody to lending and staking. Becoming Liquid Collective's Development Company is a natural extension of that mission," said Michael Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Galaxy. "Galaxy is doubling down on building the next generation of institutional staking products and access to non-custodial worldwide."

As Liquid Collective's Development Company, Galaxy will leverage its institutional expertise and connectivity to expand the protocol across new assets and protocols, deepen validator participation, and broaden institutional investors' access to compliant, liquid-staking products worldwide.

"Liquid Collective was built to give institutions a safe, transparent, and enterprise-grade path into liquid staking," said Chris Matta, CEO of Liquid Collective. "Galaxy stepping in as our Development Company builds on that foundation. Their engineering depth, global footprint, and track record with institutional partners will accelerate product innovation and expand access to compliant liquid staking globally."

With approximately $6.6 billion in assets under stake¹, Galaxy operates one of the largest and most diversified institutional trading, lending, and staking platforms in the market. The platform offers staking and related services—such as instant, in-kind liquidity—across leading protocols including Ethereum and Solana and serves a global base of more than 1,200 institutional counterparties.

Liquid Collective will continue to operate independently under The Liquid Foundation (TLF), an ownerless foundation established to ensure neutrality, transparency, and institutional governance. TLF plans to broaden its governance framework by inviting additional institutional stakeholders—including digital-asset trusts, ETF issuers, liquidity providers, custodians, and exchanges—to participate in the Collective's oversight and growth.

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¹Galaxy's assets under stake as of Sept. 30, 2025.

About Galaxy

Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq/TSX:GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. Our digital assets platform offers institutional access to trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. In addition, we develop and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing workloads. Our 800 MW Helios campus in Texas, which has an additional 2.7 GW of power under study, positions Galaxy among the largest and fastest-growing data center developments in North America. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Additional information about Galaxy's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.

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