Insights and Perspectives

Access to crypto markets alone is no longer a meaningful edge. It’s the table stakes to earn a seat at the table. As institutional trading desks embed themselves in the DeFi landscape, competition has shifted to execution. The desks that win will be those with the expertise to navigate that complexity and unlock access to the diversity of tokens, and at the right price, not just providing services. 

In digital assets, liquidity defines market integrity - yet selecting the right market maker remains opaque. The Block x Auros Liquidity Mastery Series offers three in-depth reports providing the frameworks and data institutions need for informed liquidity decisions.

Auros' third Block Research guide helps projects pick liquidity partners - core depth plus OTC desks, structured products, and DeFi tools that boost inflows, yields, and TVL. Framework covers screening, due diligence, and milestone contracts for resilient markets.

Advanced trading expertise and technology power Auros strategies, driving precision, resilience, and trust across evolving digital markets.

Crypto shifted to balance-sheet asset in 2025 - despite exploits and regs - with DeFi TVL climbing. Auros delivered institutional liquidity for GTE/Monad launches, Ventures funded 40+ projects. 2026 brings MiCA/GENIUS Act - we're building resilient depth for RWA/ETF flows.

OTC trading lets institutions move size with minimal market impact - but execution quality is what ultimately defines value. Auros’ algorithmic OTC approach focuses on low slippage, minimal disruption, and independently verifiable best execution, underpinned by broad liquidity access and transparent mid‑market pricing.

Listing Your Token on Hyperliquid: A Step-by-Step Guide for Crypto Projects

The exchange plans to launch Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025, targeting institutional and professional investors

As digital assets continue to gain prominence in the financial landscape, the convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralised finance (DeFi) signals a transformative shift in the global financial ecosystem. Recent milestones, particularly the approval of Ethereum ETFs, have paved the way for a more robust market, potentially heralding the end of the prolonged crypto winter.

Auros Ventures aims to make concentrated bets on crypto startups to help them scale with Auros being “power user,” Auros co-founder and CIO Ben Roth said in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk.

TOKEN2049 Dubai 2024 Panel Discussion

Exploding daily Bitcoin volumes allude "to a growing presence of institutional investors and capital flows,” according Glassnode.

Gold hovers near record-high levels

Bitcoin’s heady price action on Monday is reflecting broader optimism surrounding a US spot ETF for the asset, Blockworks was told