Digital Asset Research Announces January 2025 Crypto Exchange Vetting Results

DAR’s vetting processes bring institutional-level diligence to crypto markets and the latest vetting process results in 18 Vetted Spot Exchanges

New York, NY, January 30, 2025 – Digital Asset Research (DAR), a leading provider of crypto asset data and research, today announced the release of its January Crypto Spot Exchange Vetting results. In an environment where cryptocurrencies trade across hundreds of lightly regulated or unregulated exchanges, DAR’s vetting processes apply institutional-level diligence to digital asset markets to meet an industry-wide need for reliable crypto data. 

Over 600 centralized spot exchanges were evaluated to identify 18 Vetted Spot Exchanges: Bitbank, Bitfinex, bitFlyer, BitMart, Bitstamp, BitTrade, Bitvavo, Coinbase, Coincheck, Gemini, GMO Coin, itBit, Kraken, LMAX Digital, Luno, Pionex, Tothemoon, and WOO Network.

The Exchange Vetting process combines quantitative and traditional qualitative due diligence to identify exchanges reporting accurate volumes and eliminate exchanges that are not appropriate for determining an accurate market price. 

Results of the Exchange Vetting process determine pricing sources used to calculate DAR reference prices for institutional clients, including Bloomberg, FTSE Russell, the FTSE DAR Reference Price, and Refinitiv.

DAR performs its Exchange Vetting processes quarterly. Results will next be announced in April 2025.

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