To better understand how Interactive Brokers integrates with Zero Hash, a small test purchase of 0.3333 ETH was made as part of a hands-on evaluation of the platform’s crypto workflow, and the entire process (order placement) was surprisingly smooth, intuitive, and easy to use, especially when viewed through the lens of someone primarily focused on stocks and options rather than digital assets. The integration between Interactive Brokers and Zero Hash felt seamless and well-designed, with the trade flow, confirmation, and custody handling occurring smoothly within the Interactive Brokers platform, making the interaction between the two systems feel cohesive, intuitive, and reliable despite being powered by separate underlying infrastructure.
Interactive Brokers allows clients to trade certain cryptocurrencies, but IBKR does not directly custody or settle the crypto itself. Instead, it partners with Zero Hash, which operates behind the scenes as the crypto infrastructure provider. When a crypto trade is placed through IBKR, the order flows through IBKR’s platform, but the actual execution, custody, and settlement of the digital asset are handled by Zero Hash. From the user’s perspective, everything appears inside the IBKR interface, even though a separate regulated entity is managing the crypto side. Zero Hash works behind the scenes to power crypto services; while users see only the front-end interface. Because Zero Hash does custody assets for customers of those partners, it holds assets on behalf of users with segregation and accounting designed to keep funds separate from its own operations, and it does not operate a directional trading desk itself.
At its core, Zero Hash offers embeddable infrastructure that enables partners (including broker-dealers, payment services, and exchanges) to provide digital asset trading, wallets, fiat funding, and related services without having to build all the underlying technology and regulatory stack themselves. It supports custody and settlement of both fiat and digital assets, and is structured to comply with multiple U.S. state licensing requirements.
The decision was made to hold the Ethereum position for approximately one year, with the intention of selling next year as a way to observe how a longer-term holding performs over time. This approach is less about price prediction and more about understanding the experience of holding, tracking, and eventually exiting a digital asset within a defined timeframe. The goal is to document the process and evaluate long-term gains in a structured, observational manner