Flowdesk Flows

Market Update - November 14th, 2025 Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to Flowdesk Flows. The market has chopped lower as we observe declining volumes across the board amongst both risk and stablecoin pairs. Despite the cautionary market, we are observing a healthy listing and launch sentiment as token issuers seek liquidity in the public markets before year end. Client activity on the spot desk can be described firmly as capitulation as $BTC lost the $100k level we noted last week with continued equity weakness. We saw a notable increase in major flows with pockets of buying within the ever dwindling universe of alts that clients feel comfortable holding longer than a swing trade ($HYPE, $PENDLE, $PUMP, $SYRUP, $AERO). Our desk has been net sellers of $CC after the TGE on Monday we presume most buyers were able to leg into positions pre-market via OTC markets which were notably liquid pre launch. Outside of crypto, the broader risk tone hasn't helped as tech stocks struggled to hold their bounce from last week as the market returns to reassessing whether we'll see another rate cut in December despite the US gov. reopening after its longest shutdown ever. Our derivatives desk was very busy, printing some of the largest trades of the month as the market has sold off. Understandably, we have seen risk reversals firm for puts as traders cover short downside strikes. Notably however, this put buying has been evident in nearer expiries, perhaps supporting more of a gamma squeeze buying view rather than a long term bearish view. Further out in the curve, we haven't seen any more significant demand for downside, with risk reversals remaining steady. Volatility in both $BTC and $ETH is elevated right now, and there is definitely a sense of option traders aiming to pick the spot lows by selling vol and buying upside. On the credit desk, we continue to see lots of leverage unwinding and hedging flows hit the desk. Counterparties are looking for pair structures along with short dated fixed yield on idle assets. Stable inventory feels flush across the market as desks are looking to redeploy in a depleted yield world onchain. Overall, we are seeing rates stabilize at these lower levels, stables across the market feels abundant, with strong demand for fixed yield structures, as firms wait to redeploy leverage on a next leg higher.

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Good morning, please find attached this week's rate card for majors and stablecoins where Flowdesk is axed to borrow. We decreased our borrow axe on stables by 25bps across the curve. Indicative alt borrow axes: $1mm+ OT - XTZ 12.5% - SEI 10% - BCH 10% - TRX 5% - XRP 3.5% - XLM 3.5% - ADA 3% - SHIB 3% - LTC 3% - LINK 3% - ETC 3%

Market Update- November 6th, 2025 The weeks theme has continued to be defensive, reflecting in muted volumes and public liquidity across exchanges and onchain pools having their TVL pulled. It’s becoming clear that the aftermath of 10/10 event has resulted in various firms pulling back their trading activity on both CEXs and DEXs paired with a lackluster retail demand environment for risk taking behavior. On the spot desk we had what can only be described as capitulatory flows and defensive positioning as we head into year end. Bright spots remain concentrated in usual names ($BTC, $HYPE, $PUMP and $SYRUP) with the notably resurgence of $VIRTUAL as the AI narrative spilled over from traditional markets back into crypto. As the market teeters on the psychological level of $100,000 $BTC, we seem to be at a turning point in sentiment as traders eye the weakness in equities in the higher beta names. Volatility has been elevated through the week in response to the market structure. Generally on the screen markets, we have seen demand for Puts, especially on the downticks, which suggests a lot of MMs are short those areas and needing to scramble for options on a selloff. The desk did see upside call buying over the weekend, as a few clients looked to come in at the market lows in the majors. However the overriding sentiment at the moment is bearish, with risk reversals remaining skewed firmly for Puts. On the credit desk, we've observed deleveraging flows as counterparties reposition and reassess amid recent price action. Demand for coin borrows remains robust - particularly on $SOL, $XLM, $ENA, $APT, and even $BTC - driven mainly by hedging and funding arbitrage strategies. That said, a few counterparties have stepped in to add leverage at current levels, focused on majors. Yield demand on coins stays elevated, especially for non-yield-bearing tokens. Onchain activity has been constrained in the aftermath of the Stream Finance default, spreading ripple effects into various lending market protocols and the plethora of “stable coin” marketed token wrappers representing ownership in looped leverage activity underlying them. Overall, rates and yields have compressed across the board, with widespread defensive positioning and many participants sidelined, awaiting a clearer market rebound. Subscribe here - https://t.me/FlowdeskFlows

Market Update - October 31st, 2025 Happy Friday everyone and welcome back to Flowdesk Flows. The month ends on a mixed note as the market is still adjusting to a post “10/10” world which has left liquidity fragmented and many traders sidelined or confused as to which way the coins will turn from here. This week also saw the first DAT, Ethzilla, selling $40M of $ETH to fund stock buybacks, a notable shift in market structure from these previous supply sink categorized buyers. We see this mentality reflected in client flows across the board, with spot activity mostly driven by headline scalps or portfolio recalibration. Market jitters post this week’s Fed meeting put many of our clients on pause in terms of adding new risk. That being said, onchain ICO demand continues to gain momentum as MegaETH saw an oversubscription with $1bn+ committed to the public sale in minutes and the market gears up for Monad and Canton’s expected TGE in coming weeks. We saw net buyers in BTC, HYPE (off the launch of equity perps via HIP3 plus Robinhood listing) and SYRUP (proposal to allocate 25% of revenue to buybacks), both of which continue to be in favor given revenue related valuations. SOL alts have continued to underperform and traded particularly weak as BTC dominance has steadily drifted higher throughout the month (~60% currently). We are now at a point where unlike 2 weeks ago, where clients felt extended, we now feel like our client base is underexposed if the market finds some legs to march higher. Within the derivatives market, fear was the overriding feeling throughout. We began with an escalation of trade war tensions, driving implied vols along with put skew to local highs. As the week progressed, vols calmed a touch, however put skew remained remarkably firm, a sign that traders are remaining weary at this time. There was a chunk of OTC upside demand after last weekends selloff however throughout the week we have only seen a return to call selling and put buying in both BTC and ETH on listed markets. Right now the volatility market is in a wait and see mode, with traders happy to hold downside protection at elevated levels. We believe that cheap risk reversals provide an opportunity, and if spot stagnates, we expect vols to drift lower and calls to be in demand, especially to year end. On the credit desk, we continue to see strong demand to borrow alts as clients look to take advantage of negative funding rates and locked token hedging structures. We are also seeing an increased demand for levered pair trades such as BTC/SOL. Benchmark borrow rates across major Ethereum money markets continue to grind lower, sitting at 5.3%, down from 5.6% a week ago, primarily driven by some attractive rate markets being launched on Morpho. Funding rates for BTC and ETH on Binance have rebounded from last week, averaging 4.99% and 3.1% respectively. Overall, rates have come down over the past couple weeks as market leverage continues to rebound from the wipeout earlier this month. Subscribe here - https://t.me/FlowdeskFlows

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Good morning, please find attached this week's rate card for majors and stablecoins where Flowdesk is axed to borrow. No changes WoW. Indicative alt borrow axes: $1mm+ OT - ATOM 13% - XTZ 13% - BCH 10% - TRX 5% - XRP 3.5% - XLM 3.5% - ADA 3% - SHIB 3% - LTC 3% - LINK 3% - ETC 3%

Good morning, please find attached this week's rate card for majors and stablecoins where Flowdesk is axed to borrow. We increased our axe on OT majors by 25bps. Indicative alt borrow axes: $1mm+ OT - XTZ 13% - TRX 5% - BCH 4% - XRP 3.5% - XLM 3% - ADA 3% - SHIB 3% - LTC 3% - LINK 3% - ETC 3%

Good afternoon and a special thank you to all those we had the chance to reconnect with us in both Korea and Singapore. We appreciate all the connections and conversations we were able to have while in person. See you next time! Market Update - October 3rd, 2025 Markets entered October with a complex macro backdrop as investors weigh the possibility of a U.S. federal government shutdown and closely monitor incoming labor data. Nonfarm Payrolls and Unemployment Rate figures due this week could shape the Fed’s decision around a potential 25bps rate cut in October. Polymarket now reflects a 90% probability of a cut, with traders increasingly pricing in dovish action. As risk sentiment recalibrates, Gold has surged to fresh all time highs as BTC.D has rallied, reflecting a broader rotation away from altcoins and back into majors. Market activity remains subdued with Binance reporting a 13% and 19% month-over-month decline in 30-day trailing spot and futures volumes respectively. However, structural tailwinds continue to support the tokenization, stable coin and RWA narrative contributing to strong flows across select spot and perp markets. OTC spot activity closed September on a high note, with buyers returning to the market after a brief cooldown driven by Alt Perp DEX narratives. Capital rotated back into majors and high-conviction altcoin names, with positioning still skewing bullish overall. While AVNT and ASTER have faded from the spotlight after their explosive debuts, HYPE has regained traction off the back of Korea and Singapore conference events. XPL continues to see meaningful two-way interest following its launch and despite pulling back 50% from the highs, buyer appetite remains steady. Desk activity this week has been most concentrated in BTC, ETH, XPL, HYPE, ENA, EIGEN, and CC. Volatility remained relatively rangebound but has started to stir. As spot prices pushed higher early in the week, we observed both short-covering in calls and selective call selling in BTC. Risk reversals remain firm in BTC compared to ETH, but the curve softens into March 2026. Altcoin vol is also perking up, with two-way flow in HYPE, DOGE and SOL gaining traction on the desk. Interest in exotics continues to grow as traders look to express more nuanced directional views. On the credit side, client demand for levered long structures picked up meaningfully this week as traders looked to position into the dip. Appetite for yield-generating strategies across BTC and other non-staking assets has remained consistent. Leverage demand on yield-bearing stablecoins continues to rise, driven in part by new project launches and sustained interest. CME front-month basis for BTC and ETH remains stable around 8–9%, while SOL’s CME basis has ranged between 15% and 20%, boosted by ETF speculation. Broadly, credit markets remain balanced, with healthy supply-demand dynamics as traders position for the next macro inflection point.

Good afternoon, please find attached this week's rate card for majors and stablecoins where Flowdesk is axed to borrow. No changes WoW. Indicative alt borrow axes: $1mm+ OT - EIGEN 10% - TRX 5% - XLM 4% - BCH 3.5% - XRP 3.5% - ADA 3.5% - SHIB 3.5% - LTC 3% - LINK 3% - ETC 3%

Native Markets received 200K HYPE ($8.7M) from Flowdesk 2 hours ago and staked and locked it for 3 years - making USDH the first permissionless spot quote asset on Hyperliquid. HYPE/USDH is now live for trading: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/trade/HYPE/USDH

Proud to support the Native Markets team as they launch the first ever permissionless spot quote asset pair on Hyperliquid with HYPE/USDH

Native Markets received 200K HYPE ($8.7M) from Flowdesk 2 hours ago and staked and locked it for 3 years - making USDH the first permissionless spot quote asset on Hyperliquid. HYPE/USDH is now live for trading: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/trade/HYPE/USDH

We’re excited to collaborate with Morpho to unlock liquidity and optimize our balance sheet across our global trading verticals. Read more here: https://flowdesk.co/updates/blogs/67215e228e4bf46d9bd3f249/

Flowdesk just completed one of the first successful $USDH mints on HyperEVM. https://hyperevmscan.io/tx/0x169219a8cc02d2e125a13379a64c7d08d7363193085a80418f910fe2b6214290

Flowdesk 🤝 Ethena Announcing today that through our partnership with @ethena_labs, Flowdesk clients can now not only trade but importantly earn yield on and utilize $USDe + $USDtb across our OTC spot, credit, and derivatives trading products and services. This partnership deepens our commitment to bringing together crypto native financial products and institutional demand. https://x.com/flowdesk_co/status/1969063495049359651?s=46

Good morning, please find attached this week's rate card for majors and stablecoins where Flowdesk is axed to borrow. We bumped up our SOL OT axe by 50bps and our stables OT/1m axe by 25bps. Indicative alt borrow axes: $1mm+ OT - XTZ 6% - XLM 4% - TRX 4% - BCH 3.5% - XRP 3.5% - ADA 3.5% - SHIB 3.5% - LTC 3% - LINK 3% - ETC 3%

Market Update - September 12th, 2025 The spotlight this week is on Hyperliquid’s proposed native stablecoin ticker USDH with Paxos, Frax, Native Markets, Ethena, and Agora competing to become the winner. This push aims to reduce protocol reliance on USDC and drive revenue back to the ecosystem from underlying yield from the various proposals. As an active validator, Flowdesk participated in the community governance process and made our vote for Native Markets public here https://x.com/flowdesk_co/status/1965536067873878490. Following a strong start to September, client activity slowed slightly this week as traders turned attention towards macro headlines and next week’s FOMC decision. While volumes softened, directional appetite remained intact. We continued to see positioning in ETH and SOL beta plays, with traders pushing further out the risk curve. ENA was notably active this week across spot and derivatives while PUMP saw strong upside momentum as it broke firmly above its ICO price alongside multiple T1 exchange listings. With FOMC expectations now coalescing around a 25bps cut, we expect volumes to pick up again in the lead-up to next Wednesday’s print. Majors continued to grind sideways this week before todays pop higher, with very little realized volatility. As a result, attention shifted toward token-specific catalysts and altcoin flows. Notably, ENA saw consistent upside buying across tenors, and we saw a meaningful uptick in SOL upside activity, two names with larger catalysts spanning from both protocol activity and inflows from DATs. The desk saw notable BTC and ETH downside buying around the weekend, with traders bracing for potential stagflationary signals from this week’s CPI/PPI prints. ETH in particular continues to trade with downside skew through Q1 ‘26 as large open interest remains in the $4k put line. Hedging and overwriting flows continue to dominate though the market now feels fairly well hedged. If Fed commentary signals a pivot, we’d expect some normalization in put premiums. For now, vols remain under pressure and call structures are pricing attractively. On the liquidity side it was relatively quiet with stable volumes and subdued volatility, particularly in majors. While we saw isolated pockets of altcoin volatility, these did little to disrupt the broader downtrend in vol for BTC and ETH. The BTC-to-alt volume ratio continues its gentle drift lower, consistent with the risk-on tilt seen over the past few weeks. On the listings side, a few tier 2 exchange launches went live this week and we continued to expand stablecoin coverage across new venues (a theme that’s been consistent year to date). The credit desk saw continued demand for leverage on majors, especially BTC, ETH, and SOL as traders look to extend altcoin exposure. Yield demand remains strong across the board, particularly on stablecoin borrow/lend structures and wrapped versions of majors. Borrow rates across Ethereum money markets climbed modestly this week, rising from 6.07% at the start of the month to 6.28%. Total stablecoin borrows grew over $1B to $17.57B, matched nearly 1:1 by an increase in supply to $20.84B. This symmetrical supply/demand profile has helped keep utilization stable and rates in check. The uptrend in rates continues, but remains orderly supporting the view that leverage and capital demand are rising, but not overheating.

We have been long standing supporters of the Hyperliquid ecosystem and are incredibly grateful to the entire community for coming together these past few days during this governance process. As an active validator, we have been making it a priority to engage in the public forums, having conversations with many of the other validators, community members and the leading teams behind USDH proposals. After extensive review, we are officially announcing our support for the Native Markets team to receive the USDH ticker. Read more in our public announcement here: https://x.com/flowdesk_co/status/1965536067873878490

*Update* We will also be hosting a live session with Nick van Eck, founder of Agora to go over their latest proposal submission this Monday at 3pm EST. Questions: https://forms.gle/RUYESTVFXhrgLjLF8 Spaces: https://x.com/i/spaces/1vAxRQPOyoXJl