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Title: Velotrade Introduces Full API Trading Access for Funded Crypto Traders
Hong Kong crypto prop firm extends institutional grade infrastructure to every account, reinforcing its trader aligned modelHONG KONG — 13 May 2026 — Velotrade, the Hong Kong based crypto proprietary trading firm founded by former institutional derivatives traders from JP Morgan, Dresdner Kleinwort, and Bank of America, today announced that full programmatic access to its funded trading accounts is now open to all clients via its API.The release of open API access marks the latest step in Velotrade’s strategy of building a crypto prop firm on institutional foundations. Every Velotrade account, from a trader’s first evaluation challenge through to a fully funded account, now has access to the same programmatic interface used by professional brokerage and proprietary trading desks.Traders can place, modify, and cancel orders, stream live market data and account metrics via WebSocket, and run custom execution systems, signal automation, or quantitative strategies against the same infrastructure that powers the firm’s discretionary trading. There is no additional fee, application, or approval process.A different model for crypto propThe announcement comes against a backdrop in which most prop firms in the crypto space restrict or discourage automated trading, viewing it as a risk to their revenue model. Velotrade has taken the opposite position from launch: a firm whose revenue is tied to trader performance has every incentive to give good traders the tools they need to succeed.Automated and algorithmic trading sit at the centre of this release. Where most crypto prop firms either ban bots outright or impose undisclosed restrictions that surface only when a payout is disputed, Velotrade has permitted algo trading, systematic strategies, and automated execution from da...
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