Market makers are fleeing public blockchains to protect their secret trading playbooks

Market makers are fleeing public blockchains to protect their secret trading playbooks

Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enMarketsShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMarket makers are fleeing public blockchains to protect their secret trading playbooksCrypto trading is almost entirely public. One startup thinks it has borrowed an idea from Wall Street that could change that.By Oliver Knight|Edited by Sheldon Reback Apr 12, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Make preferred on Denis Dariotis, founder and CEO of GoQuantWhat to know: Close to half of all U.S. equity trading happens off public exchanges, yet virtually no equivalent exists in crypto, leaving market makers fully exposed to copy trading and public scrutiny.GoDark, starting up on Solana in May, uses zero-knowledge proofs to conceal trade details from everyone in the system, including the node operators running the order book.The platform faces the same challeng

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