Market Structure
OTC Trading and Block Execution
How institutional OTC desks execute digital asset block trades, from RFQ workflows and pricing to settlement and counterparty controls.
Topics
Topic Hubs
Topic hubs that organize articles, comparisons, and glossary terms into clusters: OTC trading, execution, custody, settlement, connectivity, and regulation.
Execution
Execution Quality
How institutions measure and improve digital asset execution: slippage, market impact, RFQ versus algorithmic and streaming execution, and post-trade analysis.
Custody & Security
Digital Asset Custody
Institutional custody for digital assets: multi-party computation, multisig, warm and cold storage, key management, withdrawal controls, and audits.
Settlement
Stablecoin Settlement
Stablecoin settlement for institutions: how settlement networks reduce settlement risk, 24/7 treasury operations, on/off-ramping, and how fiat rails compare.
Technology & Connectivity
Trading Connectivity and APIs
How institutions connect to digital asset liquidity: FIX, WebSocket, and REST APIs, co-location in Equinix NY4 and LD4, and automated trading and settlement.
Market Structure
Market Making in Digital Assets
How digital asset market makers provide liquidity on centralized venues: quoting strategies, inventory risk, incentive design, and what issuers should evaluate.
Regulation & Compliance
Digital Asset Regulation
The registrations and licenses behind institutional digital asset trading: FinCEN and FINTRAC MSB registration, Bermuda's DABA, and counterparty due diligence.