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This week we're spotlighting Cicada, a full-service market infrastructure firm helping crypto projects build liquidity from day one.

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💡Spotlight: Cicada

Most crypto projects spend months building a product and almost no time building market infrastructure. Thin order books, poor liquidity, and unstable price discovery can damage a project long before adoption begins.

Cicada is a market infrastructure firm built to solve that. Founded in 2021 and operating out of Dubai, the company works with over 40 clients across more than 30 exchanges, providing market making, exchange listings, tokenomics, and advisory support across the full project lifecycle.

🧠 In One Line

Cicada provides algorithmic market making, listing support, and trading infrastructure for crypto projects that need more than just liquidity.

🔍 Why It Matters

Most market makers offer a narrow service: deploy bots, maintain spreads, send a monthly report. Cicada goes further, managing the full trading stack from execution infrastructure to cross-exchange arbitrage strategies that help keep pricing consistent across venues.

The firm also operates an OTC desk for large-volume trades, allowing participants to transact without significantly impacting public markets. Clients receive real-time dashboard access showing order book depth, open positions, PnL, and liquidity metrics at any time.

⚡ The Strategy

Algorithmic Market Making: Proprietary C++ trading infrastructure executing in microseconds across 30+ CEX and DEX venues, with more than 40 strategies adapting to changing market conditions.

Listing Support: End-to-end exchange listing management, from exchange selection and application preparation through technical integration and launch-day liquidity deployment.

OTC Desk: Deep liquidity for large-volume trades with customized settlement flows designed to minimize public market disruption.

Marketing and Advisory: Content marketing, KOL partnerships, digital campaigns, tokenomics consulting, and smart contract audit coordination.

📌 Investor Takeaway

Projects that launch without professional liquidity management frequently experience instability that pushes away the sophisticated participants they need most.

As Bitcoin-native financial products mature, the infrastructure supporting capital markets becomes increasingly important. Tighter spreads, deeper order books, and consistent pricing are no longer optional for projects targeting serious allocators.

Cicada's integrated model is built for that environment.

🚀 Why It’s Trending

Cicada supports 40+ clients across 30+ exchanges, backed by a global team of 90+ professionals. The firm is actively expanding its OTC and compliance infrastructure while maintaining a presence at every major industry event.

📰 Recent News

• Hosted a Web3 builders event in Dubai in April 2026.

• Attended Paris Blockchain Week and announced Demo Day grant winners in May.

• Expanded its OTC infrastructure to support larger institutional-scale crypto transactions.

🔮 The Future

Demand for professional market infrastructure is growing alongside institutional participation. Cicada is positioning itself to become a long-term liquidity and execution partner for the next generation of digital asset projects.

Learn more: cicada-mm.com

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