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Ether price is down nearly 6% even though Bybit has been buying in bulk. Cointelegraph explains why.

OTC infrastructure firm Finery Markets says OTC trading volume skyrocketed last year, driven by Donald Trump’s election win and demand for spot crypto ETFs.

The fourth quarter saw the largest jump in institutional crypto OTC trading as Donald Trump’s US election win fueled crypto spot trading to 2024 highs, said Finery Markets.

GSR has secured dual regulatory approval in the UK and Singapore, expanding its crypto trading services for institutional clients.

Conspiracy theories about market manipulation run rampant in crypto social media, but the accusations of a “Binance manipulator” are pretty easy to debunk. 

Hong Kong regulators will align their crypto OTC derivatives reporting with ESMA’s standards, including the use of Digital Token Identifiers.

Hong Kong's SFC is exploring new licensing regulations for OTC cryptocurrency services, seeking input from industry participants.

Zodia Markets is reported to be in talks to buy Elwood Capital Management, a crypto firm backed by billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard.

Additional BTC purchases might put pressure on Bitcoin spot price as OTC desks are running out of BTC.

Once the tiny competitor to Grayscale’s GBTC, Osprey is trading at a discount and ready to take extreme measures for recovery.

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Large financial institutions continue adding Bitcoin to their coffers, even after BTC price rallied 21% in the past week.

The primary suggestion of the paper is to include OTC trades under the jurisdiction of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance.

Cointelegraph reached out to OTC service providers from two different areas of the world to learn more about the role of OTC crypto trading hubs in the crypto ecosystem.