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Institutional involvement in digital assets is growing rapidly. But as the dust settles on the recent crypto slump, what are the lessons for banks? In particular, how can banks that offer digital asset trading ensure best execution for their clients at all times, even in periods of high market volatility? Over the past two months, […]

As digital assets become more embedded into the financial system, the boundaries between traditional and digital assets are becoming increasingly blurred. Asset tokenization is one such example, where stock tokens serve as a good illustration of this trend. In late April, the crypto exchange Binance became the latest to announce it would start offering stock tokens. It follows in the footsteps of other early movers in this space, including […]

Writing enterprise-level software is a challenging task in general but creating a trading system is even harder as it involves a combination of two critical requirements: 100% reliability and extremely high performance. This article highlights two bulletproof architectural principles well suited to a trading application, namely the LMAX Disruptor and the Project Reactor. As with […]

AlgoTrader and Amazing Blocks have announced their cooperation to make the digital asset market accessible to a wider audience. The partnership enables AlgoTrader to offer tokenized shares to its clients while providing a secondary market for assets tokenized by Amazing Blocks. Zurich/Vaduz – Swiss-based AlgoTrader, the institutional leader in algorithmic trading and execution infrastructure for both digital and traditional assets, further extends its partner network through its cooperation with Amazing Blocks, a Liechtenstein-based SaaS […]

Over the past twelve months, decentralized finance (DeFi) has been one of the most widely discussed trends in the digital asset space. Why? After passing the milestone of $1 billion in total locked-in assets in early February 2020, DeFi went on to reach a peak of $45 billion almost exactly a year later, according to the tracking […]

The digital asset market is currently experiencing unprecedented growth. In January 2021, the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies surpassed $1 trillion for the first time. Thinking about taking your quant strategy digital? While digital assets are still a relatively immature asset class compared to many others, several indicators now point to a significantly more […]