How Banks Use Crypto Data for Trading, Risk, Custody, and Compliance
Summary
This overview outlines ways banks may use digital asset data across front, middle, and back office functions. Trading teams can apply real-time and historical data to research, strategy backtesting, and portfolio management. Risk and treasury teams can monitor exposures and compliance, while operations teams may use data for accounting, net asset value calculations, and regulatory reporting. The examples span reference rates, custody, fund administration, stablecoin monitoring, and proprietary trading.
The document also describes on-chain activity monitoring as an input to counterparty risk assessment, using a USDC loan as an example: a lender can observe how borrowed funds are used and adjust its view of risk. It mentions watching stablecoin prices for volatility and depegging events. These are use case descriptions rather than a technical guide; the text does not specify data fields, monitoring thresholds, controls, or measured outcomes. It is also a vendor overview, so it presents capabilities in broad terms without comparing providers or substantiating performance claims.
Key ideas
- Banks can use crypto market data for research, strategy testing, and portfolio management.
- Risk and treasury functions can use digital asset data to monitor exposure and compliance.
- On-chain activity may inform counterparty risk reviews, including monitoring the use of loaned stablecoins.
- The overview describes potential applications but does not provide implementation details or measured results.
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