“Over-the-counter” (OTCOver-the-counter trading is a trade made directly between two parties and takes place without the mediation of an exchange. It... Read More) refers to the direct trading between two parties without going through an exchangeA digital marketplace where you can buy and sell cryptocurrency. Read More. An OTC market is a decentralizedDecentralization, an aspect of blockchain technology, facilitates power or authority distribution among individuals, groups, or institutions. A decentralized structure allows... Read More marketplace without a central location. Rather than using a centralizedAn organizational structure wherein a small handful of actors have control over the entire network. In the context of bitcoin,... Read More exchange, participants trade directly with one another in either crypto-to-crypto or crypto-to-fiat transactions. One of the trading parties is typically an OTC deskAn OTC desk provides liquidity to clients looking to trade large blocks of securities outside traditional exchanges, quoting two-way prices... Read More. OTC markets provide an opportunity to trade assets not yet listed on exchanges or when trading would be too costly to execute on a cryptocurrency exchangeCryptocurrency exchanges are digital marketplaces where traders buy and sell cryptocurrencies using fiat and cryptocurrency. Currently, there are over 200... Read More due to the large amounts.
