Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Categorization of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	$ 128,852	$ 127,166
Liabilities:
Deferred consideration (Note 9)	242,767	228,062
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	2,001	11,488
Total	142,565	138,654
Liabilities:
Deferred consideration (Note 9)	242,767	228,062
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Securrency Convertible Note [Member]
Investments in Convertible Notes
Investments, Fair value disclosure	5,279
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| ETFs [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	13,091	18,812
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Pass-through GSEs [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	114,004	106,245
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Bonds [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	1,757	2,109
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Onramp Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets:
Investment owned, at fair value	312
Securrency - Series A convertible preferred stock \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Assets:
Investment owned, at fair value		8,488
Fnality Convertible Note [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Investments in Convertible Notes
Investments, Fair value disclosure	6,433
Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	2,001	11,488
Total	39,439	55,020
Liabilities:
Deferred consideration (Note 9)	0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Securrency Convertible Note [Member]
Investments in Convertible Notes
Investments, Fair value disclosure	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| ETFs [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	13,091	18,812
Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Pass-through GSEs [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	24,347	24,720
Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Bonds [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Onramp Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets:
Investment owned, at fair value	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Securrency - Series A convertible preferred stock \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Assets:
Investment owned, at fair value		0
Level 1 [Member] \| Fnality Convertible Note [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Investments in Convertible Notes
Investments, Fair value disclosure	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Total	91,414	83,634
Liabilities:
Deferred consideration (Note 9)	0	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Securrency Convertible Note [Member]
Investments in Convertible Notes
Investments, Fair value disclosure	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| ETFs [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	0	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Pass-through GSEs [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	89,657	81,525
Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Bonds [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	1,757	2,109
Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Onramp Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets:
Investment owned, at fair value	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Securrency - Series A convertible preferred stock \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Assets:
Investment owned, at fair value		0
Level 2 [Member] \| Fnality Convertible Note [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Investments in Convertible Notes
Investments, Fair value disclosure	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Total	11,712	0
Liabilities:
Deferred consideration (Note 9)	242,767	228,062
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Securrency Convertible Note [Member]
Investments in Convertible Notes
Investments, Fair value disclosure	5,279
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| ETFs [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Pass-through GSEs [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Bonds [Member]
Assets:
Securities owned, at fair value	0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Onramp Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets:
Investment owned, at fair value	312
Level 3 [Member] \| Securrency - Series A convertible preferred stock \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Assets:
Investment owned, at fair value		$ 8,488
Level 3 [Member] \| Fnality Convertible Note [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Investments in Convertible Notes
Investments, Fair value disclosure	$ 6,433

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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