Cactus Custody, a leading institutional-grade digital asset custodian, announced today that its core infrastructure now fully supports the Aptos blockchain. Concurrently, its innovative “DeFi Connector” has successfully integrated Decibel, a fully on-chain perpetual decentralized exchange built on Aptos. This integration marks a significant milestone in Cactus Custody’s mission to expand access to high-performance perpetual DEX while providing institutional clients with a highly secure and seamless gateway to on-chain trading.
Bridging Institutional Security with High-Performance On-chain Ecosystems
Aptos is a high-performance Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 blockchain designed to power the next generation of financial systems. Through this infrastructure upgrade, Cactus Custody’s institutional clients can now securely store, manage, and transfer $APT. More importantly, they can seamlessly explore the rapidly growing landscape of native assets within the Aptos ecosystem, all under strict, institutional-grade risk control and compliance frameworks.
Seamless Access to Decibel: Redefining Institutional On-chain Perpetual Trading
Incubated by Aptos Labs, Decibel is a fully decentralized perpetuals exchange that utilizes a transparent Central Limit Order Book (CLOB), where order matching, settlement, and risk controls are enforced directly on-chain and are publicly verifiable.
Historically, institutions participating in on-chain derivatives trading have had to compromise between asset control and execution efficiency. Now, leveraging Cactus Custody’s DeFi Connector (Cactus Link), institutional investors can natively access Decibel’s high-performance trading infrastructure without ever moving their assets out of a secure custodial environment. This integration allows institutions to tap into Decibel’s deep liquidity, and high capital efficiency, completely eliminating the operational friction and security risks associated with bridging assets and managing multiple wallets.
Executive Quotes
“We are deeply committed to building the most secure bridge for institutions entering the Web3 ecosystem,” said Daniel Lee, CEO of Cactus Custody. “Aptos’s unparalleled network throughput sets a new standard for layer 1 blockchain, and Decibel has proven that fully on-chain trading can rival the performance of centralized platforms. Through this deep integration, we are not only guaranteeing the absolute security of our clients’ assets but also unlocking the doors to a highly liquid and performant on-chain derivatives market.”
Brylee Whatley, Head of the Decibel Foundation, added: “Moving onchain derivatives from a niche market to the mainstream requires lowering the barriers to entry for institutional participants. Cactus Custody provides the essential secure infrastructure to make this happen. By combining their custody solutions with Decibel’s fully onchain CLOB architecture, institutional traders can now confidently execute complex trading strategies onchain. This is a monumental step forward in maturing the decentralized financial market.”
About Cactus Custody
Cactus Custody is an industry-leading, institutional-grade digital asset custodian dedicated to providing secure, compliant, and highly scalable fund management and DeFi access solutions for investment funds, payment companies, corporate treasuries, and Web3 projects.
About Aptos Network
Aptos is a high-performance Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 blockchain designed to power the next generation of financial systems through unparalleled throughput and low latency.
About Decibel
Decibel is a fully decentralized perpetuals exchange incubated by Aptos Labs. It utilizes a transparent Central Limit Order Book where order matching, settlement, and risk controls are enforced directly onchain and publicly verifiable. Designed for institutional-grade performance, Decibel emphasizes capital efficiency, deterministic risk management, deep liquidity, and high-speed execution.