Bullish shares jump 10% as Q2 adjusted EBITDA more than triples
Infrastructure
Bullish, the institutional-focused crypto exchange and parent company of CoinDesk, reported a 62% year-over-year increase in second-quarter adjusted revenue, reaching $92.6 million. The company’s adjusted EBITDA more than tripled to $29.5 million, while adjusted net income hit $14.3 million, marking a significant turnaround from the previous year's loss. Despite a decline in quarterly trading volume to $179.6 billion, record-breaking subscription and services revenue of $62.7 million bolstered the firm's financial performance. Following these results, Bullish shares rose approximately 10% on the NYSE. Crucially for the RWA sector, the company secured approval from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission to facilitate secondary trading in issuer-sponsored tokenized securities. This regulatory milestone signals Bullish's strategic pivot toward regulated onchain markets and the integration of tokenized assets into its institutional platform. The firm has subsequently raised its full-year guidance for subscription and services revenue to a range of $225 million to $245 million.
Key points
- ▸Bullish received Gibraltar Financial Services Commission approval for secondary trading of tokenized securities.
- ▸Second-quarter adjusted revenue grew 62% year-over-year to $92.6 million.
- ▸Subscription and services revenue reached a record $62.7 million for the quarter.
- ▸Bullish shares rose over 10% following the earnings report and regulatory expansion.
Background
Bullish is an institutional-focused digital asset exchange that provides high-performance trading infrastructure for crypto assets. It operates as a regulated entity and is the parent company of the media outlet CoinDesk. The platform is designed to bridge traditional financial market standards with blockchain-based trading environments.
Relevance
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