Episode 87: Clearing Crypto – Risk, Yields & the Future

Host Dave Brickell (FRNT Financial) welcomes post-trade expert Quentin Archer (PandaLogic) with Imran away this week.

Quentin explains how clearing houses in traditional finance manage risk and settle trades safely. He shares how firms like LCH are now bringing that same trust and efficiency to crypto with cash-settled Bitcoin and Ethereum futures and options. The future? Blending TradFi and DeFi through tokenization, stablecoins, and public blockchains because innovation happens fastest in open networks. In terms of markets, U.S. liquidity pressures eases as government spending is likely to resume; Fed may soon add support. Imran gives a remote vol update from Miami.

The following topics is covered:

00:00 – Introduction
00:18 – Today’s Special Guest: Quintin Archer, Post-Trade Expert
04:27 – CCPs in Digital Assets and Institutional Adoption
07:36 – Friction Between TradFi and Crypto
10:17 – Regulation and Similarities Between TradFi and Crypto
13:22 – Tokenization and the Future of TradFi Combining With Crypto
18:07 – Smart Contracts vs. CCPs
22:21 – What’s next for Crypto? & Public vs Private Blockchains
28:29 – Interoperability Between TradFi and Crypto
32:53 – Moderate Returns over Casino Yields & Generating Yield on Deribit
39:12 – Short Market & Vol Update by Imran
46:41 – Closing Thoughts

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