PROP trading insights: Avelacom and Shannon Kurtas on trends and liquidity

What’s shaping the proprietary trading landscape right now? In our latest report with Avelacom, we explore how firms are adapting to 24/7 markets, share candid views on today’s liquidity schemes, and reflect on H1 performance across the industry. We also sit down with Shannon Kurtas from Kraken for an exclusive interview. Read the full report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7Jhj2xf

BullRush Review 2025: A Transparent Edge in Proprietary Trading As prop trading heats up in 2025, BullRush emerges as a disruptor with its innovative 4-level progression to verifiable A-book execution—bridging retail traders to institutional liquidity. In our comprehensive BullRush Review, we analyze: 75% profit shares, no-time-limit challenges starting at $45 for $5K accounts, and flexible rules for EAs & weekend holds. Ideal for risk-managed pros in Forex, indices, and crypto. How does it stack vs. FTMO? Insights from Trustpilot (4.6/5) and trader data included. Elevate your strategy. https://lnkd.in/dgQDyee8 #BullRushReview #PropTrading #FundedTrading #FinancialMarkets #TradingInnovation #ForexProfessionals

AW3 has partnered up with Reform DAO to offer their Market Making solutions for Projects that list on CEX through us, both Spot and Futures! Reform is the first Market Making and Liquidity Providing DAO and is reshaping liquid markets across exchanges using protocol-owned liquidity. They eliminate the mercenary market-making model by aligning incentives between the Protocol, Community, and Market Maker, ensuring transparency, retail liquidity, and long-term market stability. Reform will be AW3's Exclusive MM Partner throughout 2025 🤝 More on Reform DAO: 👇 Website (https://reformdao.com) Twitter (https://x.com/reformdao) Discord (https://lnkd.in/gDkXv-g9) Telegram (https://t.me/Reformportal)

Our latest research explores the growing intersection between traditional finance and digital assets – from ETFs and macro tailwinds to crypto derivatives and volatility. We’re proud to have Chris Clark (formerly Jane Street, focused on ETF research and market insights on trading and liquidity across asset classes) and Martin Gaspar (formerly Menai Financial Group, specializing in fundamental liquid token research) contributing to our upcoming research series. Please join us in welcoming them to FalconX! Subscribe here to get the the latest FalconX research, market views, and institutional insights: https://lnkd.in/eBD-aU4D

The Wolfsberg Group’s new guidance is another wake-up call for the financial services industry to do the homework required to engage productively and safely with stablecoin issuers and others engaged in the growing digital assets space. By Steve Gannon and Andrew Lorentz. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/g87Vw8AQ

Shared some thoughts with my partner Steve Gannon on the recent Wolfsberg Group's financial crime risk management framework for providing banking services to stablecoin issuers. Hope you find it useful.

Great summary of Wolfsberg’s guidance by DWT. I especially note the emphasis on risk-based on-chain monitoring and aligning oversight with a bank’s stated risk appetite rather than universal surveillance.

💡 DEX liquidity is costly and fragmented. Dennis D. of Midas explains how their “staked liquidity” model centralizes redemption into one pool, earning the risk-free rate on T-bills plus redemption fees. A NEW way to back tokenized assets with real yield 👇 Watch the full talk here: https://lnkd.in/eTyNQEfd

Wall Street meets Web3. Morgan Stanley and Zerohash are teaming up to bring crypto trading to E*Trade clients. Traditional finance is moving one step closer to mass adoption of digital assets.

Wall Street meets Web3. Morgan Stanley and Zerohash are teaming up to bring crypto trading to E*Trade clients. Traditional finance is moving one step closer to mass adoption of digital assets.