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Ethereum Foundation Sells 10,000 ETH to SharpLink in First-Such OTC Deal

The company is positioning ETH as its primary treasury reserve asset and said it plans to stake and restake the acquired ETH, effectively removing it from circulation.

Joe Lubin at Consensus in 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Self Chain Ousts CEO Ravindra Kumar After $50M OTC Scam Allegations

Ravindra Kumar denied involvement of any wrongdoing on Friday.

Job cut.

Markets

Ripple’s Hidden Road Launches Crypto OTC Brokerage in U.S.

Hidden Road opens up cash-settled crypto OTC swaps for U.S. institutions, backed by Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition plan.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Stablecoin Deals and China, Europe to Follow U.S. With Bitcoin Reserve: Wintermute Predictions

Wintermute report reviewed a strong 2024 as OTC volumes grew by 313%.

Institutional Adoption explodes in 2024 (Peter H/Pixabay)

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Markets

Bitcoin Retail Investor Selling Signals Coming Pullback, but There Might be a Catch

Dubbed "smart money" of late, retail bitcoiners are starting to sell, but exchange balances are falling, suggesting plenty of buyers.

Tug of War. (falco/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Approaches All-Time Highs as Daily OTC Desk Inflows Drop to Year's Lows: CryptoQuant

Over-the-counter desks hold 416,000 bitcoin valued around $30 billion, a level that has remained stagnant for the past month.

Bitcoin flow to over-the-counter desks (CryptoQuant)

Policy

Hong Kong to Consult on Regulation for OTC Crypto Venues 'Very Soon'

The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau will consult on over-the-counter venues like shops and online platforms following the outlets' role in crypto fraud cases.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Markets

Crypto OTC Volumes on Wintermute Soared 400% in 2023

The market maker said the uptick in over-the-counter trading was due to volumes moving off-exchange.

OTC volumes in 2023. (Wintermute)

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Markets

Galaxy Executed Its First OTC Options Trade as Demand for On-Chain Options Ramps Up

In 2022, “DeFi performed exceedingly well while CeFi and some traditional methodologies for transacting had some challenges,” Jason Urban, Galaxy’s global head of trading, told CoinDesk TV.

Hands on a laptop keyboard with a screen showing charts and prices (Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Finance

Asia-Based Digital Asset Firm HashKey Group Introduces Wealth Management Service

HashKey has also expanded its OTC service by expanding its liquidity coverage and range of tokens in the spot market.

(Austin Distel/Unsplash)

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