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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 29, 2023 $ / shares shares | Mar. 19, 2021 shares | Mar. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vested in period, fair value |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  | $ 100,000 |  | $ 1,800,000 |
General partners' capital account |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted (in usd per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 6.99 |  | $ 4.04 |  | $ 10.86 |
Exercise of stock options (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 3,546,327 |  | 5,847,020 |  | 2,627,053 |
Intrinsic value |  |  |  |  | $ 39,900,000 |  | $ 14,000,000 |  | $ 19,000,000 |
Fair value of options vested |  |  |  |  | $ 20,300,000 |  | $ 17,200,000 |  | $ 21,600,000 |
Options and exercise price (in shares) | shares | 1,875,000 |  |  | 19,865,008 | 19,865,008 | 22,263,973 | 22,263,973 | 27,652,543 | 27,652,543 | 30,413,345
Stock options modified awards (in shares) | shares | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised (in cad per share) | $ / shares | $ 6.75 |  |  | $ 3.16 |  | $ 3.73 |  | $ 2.68 |  |
Unamortized stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  | $ 34,200,000 | $ 34,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Class B Unit Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted / transferred (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Minimum | Class B Unit Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Maximum | Class B Unit Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized weighted-average period |  |  |  |  | 4 years 4 months 24 days |  |  |  |  |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted / transferred (in shares) | shares |  | 845,428 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock. |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Restricted Stock (Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Share Units) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized weighted-average period |  |  |  |  | 2 years 4 months 24 days |  |  |  |  |
Granted / transferred (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 3,439,035 |  | 4,983,339 |  | 6,718,554 |
Unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock. |  |  |  | $ 48,400,000 | $ 48,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Restricted Stock (Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Share Units) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Restricted Stock (Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Share Units) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |
Equity Plans | Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Maximum number of shares reserved for issuance fixed (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 45,565,739 | 45,565,739 |  |  |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan | Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum number of shares reserved for issuance fixed (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 48,290,478 | 48,290,478 |  |  |  |  |
Non-Treasury Share Unit Plan | Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300,000 |  | $ 700,000 |  | $ 3,700,000 |
Non-Treasury Share Unit Plan | Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Restricted Stock (Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Share Units) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted / transferred (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 240,164 |  | 375,783 |  | 830,305 |
Weighted average grant date fair value |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000 |  | $ 1,200,000 |  | $ 10,100,000 |
Outstanding liability related to cash settled units |  |  |  | $ 10,200,000 | 10,200,000 | $ 4,300,000 | 4,300,000 |  |  |
Non-Treasury Share Unit Plan | Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Restricted Stock (Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Share Units) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Treasury Share Unit Plan | Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Restricted Stock (Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Share Units) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Treasury Share Unit Plan | Galaxy Digital Holdings, LP | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  | 500,000 |  |  |
Outstanding liability related to cash settled units |  |  |  | $ 1,700,000 | $ 1,700,000 | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |
Granted (SAARs) in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 242,498 |  | 299,151 |  |  |
Vested weighted average period |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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