What is OpenTrade and why did it raise $17 million?

OpenTrade is a platform that provides stablecoin yield and real-world asset-backed lending products for fintechs and institutional investors. The company raised $17 million to expand its yield infrastructure, engineering team, and client support operations.

How much funding has OpenTrade raised in total?

OpenTrade’s latest funding round brings its total funding to more than $30 million. Previous rounds included a $7 million strategic raise in 2025 and a $4 million seed round in 2024.

Who invested in OpenTrade’s latest funding round?

The $17 million round was led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital. Existing and previous backers include a16z Crypto, Circle Ventures, and Polygon Ventures.

What does OpenTrade actually do with stablecoins?

OpenTrade routes client deposits into tokenised vaults that generate yield through real-world assets like fixed-income products and selected DeFi strategies. The platform uses smart contracts to manage deposits, allocations, and return distributions.

Why are stablecoin yield products becoming more important?

Stablecoin yield products are gaining traction because investors want blockchain-based access to income-generating assets without directly holding volatile cryptocurrencies. Institutional demand has also grown as tokenized finance infrastructure matures.

What is OpenTrade’s Curation+ service?

Curation+ is OpenTrade’s vault-focused infrastructure service designed to help clients manage and customise yield strategies. The company said the new funding will help scale this product further.

How could US stablecoin regulation affect OpenTrade?

US lawmakers are debating stablecoin reward rules under the proposed CLARITY Act, which may limit interest-like rewards on idle stablecoin balances. OpenTrade CEO David Sutter said the company’s structure is designed to remain compliant while supporting global clients.

What did OpenTrade CEO David Sutter say about regulation?

David Sutter said there are “strong regulatory tailwinds” supporting continued stablecoin industry growth. He also said OpenTrade’s legal structure was specifically designed to align with both traditional finance and digital asset regulations.

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OpenTrade lands $17M on stablecoin yield push

Written by Heidi Cuthbert Published May. 7 2026

OpenTrade has raised $17 million in a strategic funding round to expand its stablecoin yield infrastructure and real-world asset-backed lending platform.

The funding round was led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital, with the latest raise bringing the company’s total funding to more than $30 million.

The London-based platform said the new capital will support the expansion of its permissioned and permissionless yield infrastructure alongside growth of its vault-focused service Curation+.

“The company also plans to expand its asset management and trading team, increase engineering capacity, and build a dedicated customer success function to support its growing client base,”

Said OpenTrade CEO, David Sutter.

The raise comes as US lawmakers continue debating stablecoin reward rules under the proposed CLARITY Act, which could restrict yield-like incentives on idle stablecoin balances while allowing usage-based rewards such as cashback and discounts.

“Our structure is derived from securities lending in traditional finance, but adapted to the lending of stablecoins instead of securities,”

Sutter said.

Founded in 2023, OpenTrade provides infrastructure that routes deposits into tokenised vaults allocating capital across real-world assets including fixed-income products and selected decentralised finance strategies using smart contract-based systems.

The company previously raised $7 million in June 2025 after securing a $4 million seed round in 2024, while investors including a16z Crypto, Circle Ventures and Polygon Ventures have also backed the platform.