The ability to trade bilateral options tied to cryptocurrencies with Galaxy removes credit risk, which is normally associated with traditional OTC options trades, Galaxy said in a statement. This is because users send their collateral to a smart contract rather than to a counterparty, making the user less exposed to the counterparty and what they might be doing with one’s collateral.
Galaxy Digital Executed its First OTC Options Trade as Demand for On-Chain Options Ramps Up
