Overview
Diógenes Casares is a speaker discussing the concepts of clearing in the realm of crypto markets, differentiating between DeFi (Decentralized Finance) and CFi (Centralized Finance). The topics covered include market structure, settlement mechanisms, and the fragmentation of financial systems.
Key Concepts
DeFi vs. CFi
- DeFi:
- Primary place for staking, launching assets, and loans, especially popular with retail investors.
- Greater asset staking compared to all exchanges combined.
- Features like trustless settlement, permissionless markets, and immutability are attractive to institutional investors.
- Replaces counterparty risk with smart contract risk, which is perceived as more manageable.
- CFi:
Market Fragmentation
- In both DeFi and CFi, market volumes are becoming more fractured.
- In DeFi, users can face issues with different positions across multiple exchanges not balancing out, leading to potential liquidation during significant market moves.
- Traditional finance uses centralized clearinghouses such as the Options Clearing Corporation for options and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) for futures to ensure payouts after transactions.
Clearing in Crypto
- In the crypto space, each exchange handles its own clearing, causing fragmented market positions.
- Example: A long position on Binance and a short position on Bybit cannot be reconciled or balanced out due to lack of interoperability.
Wallet Flow
- DeFi wallet flow: Users send RFQs (Request for Quotes) to exchanges that then gather quotes from other exchanges and market makers, aiming to provide the best price.
- CFi wallet flow: Platforms like Robinhood sell order flows to market makers, often resulting in better execution for retail users compared to traditional brokers.
Market Maker Dynamics
- CFi’s centralized clearing mechanisms allow market makers to profit from the spread between buy and sell orders.
- DeFi faces higher costs for market makers due to fragmented clearing levels, leading to inefficiencies and millions spent on order flow execution.
Solutions and Innovations
- The DeFi sector is seeing the launch of various derivatives platforms, focusing on different aspects like speed, dark pools, and options.
- There is a push to develop a universal margin layer for exchanges to streamline the clearing process and improve overall market efficiency.
Conclusion
Diógenes Casares advocates for the need to address fragmentation in the crypto market, with an emphasis on building common layers for market positions to enhance efficiency for market makers and provide a more cohesive trading environment.
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