# The Tie

> The Tie is a New York-based information services company for institutional digital asset markets. Founded in 2017, it built the Crypto SigDev Terminal - a Bloomberg-style workstation that combines real-time news, sentiment analytics, market data, and on-chain data - and has since expanded into staking infrastructure, corporate access and advisory, and compliant institutional messaging. Its clients include hedge funds, market makers, banks, trading venues, and crypto protocols.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Joshua Frank (Co-Founder & CEO), Eric Frank (Co-Founder & Chairman), Joseph Gits (Co-Founder), Ben Latz (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~48 employees (grew with 15 Stakin employees joining in 2025)
- **Products:** The Tie Terminal (Crypto SigDev Terminal), Data APIs, Redistribution Services, Corporate Access & Advisory, Bridge Messenger
- **Notable:** Built one of the first platforms to combine predictive sentiment analytics, fundamental analysis and market data for cryptocurrencies., Reached a $100M valuation on its 2022 Series A., Assembled a strategic investor base spanning Gemini, NYDIG, Hudson River Trading, GoldenTree and Republic.

## Products & services

- **The Tie Terminal (Crypto SigDev Terminal)** — Institutional workstation consolidating dozens of datasets into one tab, with 400+ customizable widgets spanning real-time news, sentiment analytics, spot and derivatives, on-chain, DeFi, macro and equities data. Tracks 5,000+ primary sources in multiple languages.
- **Data APIs** — Alternative and market digital asset datasets delivered via API for quantitative funds, trading venues and platforms.
- **Redistribution Services** — Licenses institutional-grade datasets to power trading venues and retail platforms.
- **Corporate Access & Advisory** — Connects crypto protocols with institutional relationships and exposure; token services including quarterly calls and investor-relations dashboards.
- **Bridge Messenger** — Secure, verified and compliant messaging platform built exclusively for crypto institutions.
- **Infrastructure Solutions (Staking, via Stakin)** — Enterprise-grade non-custodial staking across 40+ networks, with roughly $1.5B in assets under delegation, following the acquisition of Stakin.

## Achievements

- Built one of the first platforms to combine predictive sentiment analytics, fundamental analysis and market data for cryptocurrencies.
- Reached a $100M valuation on its 2022 Series A.
- Assembled a strategic investor base spanning Gemini, NYDIG, Hudson River Trading, GoldenTree and Republic.
- Expanded from pure data into a full-stack platform: intelligence, infrastructure, advisory and communication.
- Completed its first acquisition (Stakin, $1.5B AUD) to enter crypto infrastructure in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — The Tie acquired Stakin (~$1.5B in assets under delegation), launching a new Infrastructure Solutions division and entering enterprise staking across 40+ networks.
- **2024-01** — Rolled out Bridge Messenger, a compliant messaging platform for crypto institutions, and expanded terminal coverage to 400+ widgets and 5,000+ primary sources.
- **2022-03** — Raised a $9M Series A at a $100M valuation to court institutional crypto adoption.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thetie.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thetie
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thetieio

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Last updated: 2026-07-17