Institutional Market Insights: Crypto

Olaf Ransome’s latest article on liquidity management explores PORTS (Perpetual Overnight Rate Treasury Securities) and how they could expand the supply of on-chain high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) for treasury and cash management. He explains why long cash balances create risk, how stablecoins and tokenised money market funds need safe short-duration assets, and what PORTS could mean for reverse repo, liquidity management and wholesale banking.

In 2026, ready-made infrastructure is beating custom development on speed, cost and compliance. Learn when to build vs buy—and where CTOs lose time and budget.

Discover whether KuCoin is still “The People’s Exchange” in 2026. This in-depth KuCoin review breaks down fees, KYC, security, Proof of Reserves, supported coins, deposits/withdrawals, futures, margin, Earn and the platform’s standout free trading bots — plus who it’s best for (and who should avoid it).

Gas fees can be the most confusing part of using Ethereum and other blockchains. This guide explains what gas fees are, why they exist, how costs are calculated (including EIP-1559’s base fee and priority tip), and the key factors that drive price spikes. You’ll also learn practical ways to reduce fees using gas trackers, smarter timing, batching, and Layer 2 networks like Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and zkSync.

Generating and sustaining liquidity requires a strategic approach across centralized exchanges, decentralized pools, and market-making relationships. This guide covers every stage of the process for crypto projects.

This guide covers how proof-of-stake works, the best assets to stake, liquid staking protocols, and the risks you need to understand before committing funds.

In this conversation with Andrey Stoychev, CEO of VS Capital, we discuss why broker crypto often fails in real markets and how VS Capital has built award winning crypto liquidity that holds up under pressure. It breaks down multi-source pricing across exchanges, market makers and OTC desks, access to stronger exchange tiers, dedicated CFD redistribution streams, and a risk managed layer designed to plug gaps and keep top of book depth stable through volatility and weekends. Ideal reading for brokers and liquidity teams comparing crypto CFD liquidity providers and trying to understand the true all in cost, execution quality, and the role of regulated brokers versus unregulated perpetual futures venues.

S&P Global Ratings gave Tether (USDT) the weakest Stablecoin Stability Assessment. Olaf Ransome breaks down what drives stablecoin risk—asset backing, custody/correspondent chains, transparency and reporting.

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) allow peer-to-peer trading without intermediaries. This guide covers how AMMs work, how to connect a wallet, understand liquidity pools, manage slippage, and trade safely across Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana.

Gold-i CEO Tom Higgins explains why most crypto exchanges are still retail-first and what must change to win institutional flow — including FIX support, independent custody, predictable liquidity, and pricing models that reward aggregator-driven volume.

Why buy-side and sell-side firms are turning to tokenised collateral for efficient liquidity management.

The definitive list of genuine prop trading firms and funded account challenges for 2026.

Olaf Ransome explores how stablecoins offer faster, 24/7 payments and banking access where traditional rails fall short, with insights from industry experts: 6 reasons Stablecoins beat traditional payments

Olaf Ransome explores whether the rapid growth in the number of stablecoins will improve financial innovation or create new inefficiencies in digital payments.

The definitive guide to hardware and software wallets for institutional and retail security.

JPMorgan is breaking new ground with the launch of JPMD – a “public-permissioned” stablecoin-like token that combines the interoperability and 24/7 settlement of a public blockchain with the regulatory controls and credit backing of a traditional bank deposit. In this post, Olaf Ransome revisits his long‑held view that tokenized deposits only work “inside the four walls” of their issuer, explains why JPMD’s hybrid model changes the game, and explores its far‑reaching implications for institutional liquidity, payment rails and the future of financial services.

“Let’s get together!” Big US banks and infrastructure providers are apparently looking at a common stablecoin. How should you think about this and what should you think?

Stablecoins, tariffs and the papal conclave have an oligopoly on the news headlines right now. Simon Taylor, who is one of those who I think really gets the FinTech space and its impact on financial services just posted: “Stripe just declared war on banks with their stablecoin financial accounts.” That alone is worth a read. I want to explain where banks will struggle with processing Stablecoins. And I’ll throw in a few words on things Tokenised Deposits too for free.