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Stablecoins & Payments · 1 min read

Fireblocks Debuts Liquidity Market to Aggregate OTC Stablecoin Pricing

The platform introduces streaming quotes across multiple trading desks with partners including MoneyGram and OpenPayd, covering $50B in annual volume.

Editorial oversight: Julian Mercer, Chief Editor
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At a glance Announced

What happened
Fireblocks launched Liquidity Market, bringing multi-desk streaming OTC stablecoin pricing to payment firms and corporate treasuries.
Why it matters
The feature eliminates manual off-platform price negotiation for institutional clients without Fireblocks taking custody or spreads.
Who is affected
Payments processors, corporate treasuries, and participating OTC liquidity desks using the Fireblocks platform.
What's next
Additional liquidity providers including Cumberland, FalconX, GSR, Hercle, Nonco, and Wintermute will roll out access.
Primary source
PR Newswire: /C O R R E C T I O N - Fireblocks/

Key points

  • Fireblocks introduced its Liquidity Market to aggregate streaming OTC pricing across multiple trading desks for corporate stablecoin payments 1.
  • B2C2 and Zodia Markets are live liquidity providers at rollout, with Cumberland, FalconX, GSR, Hercle, Nonco, and Wintermute set to join 1.
  • The infrastructure does not take a spread or custodial control during conversions, relying on bilateral settlement and quorum approvals 1.

Digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks launched Fireblocks Liquidity Market, a unified trading hub connecting corporate payments firms directly with over-the-counter (OTC) liquidity providers for stablecoin transactions 1. The rollout targets corporate treasuries and cross-border payment firms seeking streamlined price discovery and execution without toggling between separate dealer interfaces 1.

MoneyGram, OpenPayd, Reap, TapTapSend, and Zepz joined the initiative as design partners 1. At launch, B2C2 and Zodia Markets are active as liquidity providers, with Cumberland, FalconX, GSR, Hercle, Nonco, and Wintermute slated to join on a rolling schedule 1. The service supports major stablecoin pairs alongside fiat currencies including the US dollar, euro, British pound, and other G10 currencies 1. Over the preceding 12 months, OTC firms transferred nearly $50 billion in stablecoins across the Fireblocks Network to banks, fintechs, and payments processors 1.

Treasury Governance and Settlement Rules

Under the setup, Fireblocks does not sit in the flow of funds, hold custody during conversion, or capture trading spreads 1. Settlement remains bilateral between participating customers and their counterparties using existing credit terms and settlement pipelines 1.

Trades operate through the Fireblocks Console or API, where the Fireblocks Policy Engine enforces execution rules and trading limits across all linked desks 1. Connecting external trading accounts and executing orders mandates quorum approvals 1. The platform also consolidates views of available credit lines, margin thresholds, and cross-desk balances to mitigate manual reconciliation and expired quote risks 1. At the time of writing, broader stablecoin markets trade near par, with $USDT quoted at $0.9988.

Sources

  1. [1] /C O R R E C T I O N - Fireblocks/ — PR Newswire, October 19, 2026

Written by Basis Desk's newsroom system from the primary sources above and machine-verified against them before publication. Market figures marked "at the time of writing" come from live exchange data. Report an error: corrections@basisdesk.news · corrections policy.

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