Mārtiņš Beņķītis

Mārtiņš Beņķītis is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gravity Team, a dominant, long-standing emerging-market crypto liquidity provider he founded in 2017 with childhood friend Edgars Laimīte. Under his leadership, Gravity has grown into a leading emerging market crypto market maker and liquidity provider, handling more than US$500 billion in cumulative spot trading volume. The firm accounts for approximately one per cent of global crypto spot today with connectivity to over 40 exchanges and settlement networks spanning more than 45 key markets. Mārtiņš’s leadership and strategic vision have been instrumental in cementing the firm’s position as a trusted institutional counterparty across both emerging and developed markets, having built deep partnerships with major global & local exchanges, along with top-tier digital assets. Today, Gravity Team maintains leading liquidity provider status across key emerging markets in Southeast Asia and Latin America, remaining one of very