BSO launches Crypto Connect Plus for faster trading
Tue, 11th Aug 2026 (Today)
BSO has launched Crypto Connect Plus, a platform for crypto trading firms that want to deploy cloud-based trading infrastructure more quickly.
The service is designed to cut deployment times from weeks to about 10 minutes by replacing manual setup with a self-service model. Through the BSO Portal, users can order and activate two Amazon Web Services EC2 instances with a credit card.
The product is aimed at crypto traders, market makers, digital asset platforms, liquidity providers and proprietary trading firms. BSO presents the launch as a response to the demands of round-the-clock digital asset markets, where firms often need to add infrastructure quickly across venues and regions.
Provisioning trading infrastructure has often involved sales discussions, procurement steps, engineering work and network validation. Crypto Connect Plus brings those stages into a single online workflow, reducing manual handovers between customers and infrastructure teams.
The setup includes two EC2 instances deployed across separate Availability Zones. The instances are linked through BSO's network backbone and positioned using a latency-optimisation engine designed to improve routes to major crypto trading venues.
The service carries a 99.9% latency service-level agreement and includes live monitoring of latency, jitter and packet loss across seven locations: Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dublin, London, Ashburn and Frankfurt.
Those metrics are closely watched by trading firms because they affect the consistency and speed of market access. In crypto markets, where venues and liquidity are spread across international centres, the route a connection takes can matter as much as the choice of cloud region.
One challenge for firms using public cloud is that selecting a cloud region does not by itself determine how traffic will be routed or how stable the connection will remain over time. BSO says its optimisation engine uses network data during deployment to place EC2 instances in positions suited to major crypto platforms including Binance, Kraken, OKX and Bybit.
Optional Fastpath add-ons are available for firms that need cross-region workflows. BSO gave the example of receiving market data in Singapore and sending orders for execution in Tokyo through an optimised route.
Pricing model
The service uses consumption-based billing and does not require a long-term commitment. That structure is intended to let customers scale usage up or down as trading volumes, regional priorities or strategy requirements change.
Specialist engineers also remain available around the clock after deployment. The launch extends BSO's existing Crypto Connect service with a self-service approach rather than a bespoke build process.
Michael Ourabah, Chief Executive Officer, BSO, outlined the company's view of the market. "Crypto traders operate in an environment where every millisecond matters. Crypto Connect Plus removes the friction of manual provisioning and unpredictable performance. With deterministic latency, real-time monitoring, and best-in-class EC2 positioning for major platforms including Binance, Kraken, OKX and Bybit, traders can now focus on strategy instead of infrastructure challenges," he said.
BSO has been active in crypto infrastructure since 2017. Its broader network spans more than 240 points of presence across 33 markets, more than 50 cloud on-ramps, links to more than 75 internet exchanges and connectivity to more than 30 stock exchanges.
That footprint underpins the seven zones available through Crypto Connect Plus and provides the basis for cross-region connectivity options. The launch reflects how infrastructure providers are adapting established financial market networking models for digital asset trading, where firms increasingly want direct control over deployment and visibility into network performance.
Fraser Bell, Chief Revenue Officer, BSO, said: "By combining our deep network expertise with cloud-native automation, we are giving crypto trading firms the speed, reliability and control they need to compete at the highest level."