We are pleased to announce that the Ripple Liquidity Hub is officially open for business. Last year we launched a successful pilot, and now Liquidity Hub is publicly available to provide businesses with a simple, seamless way to manage their modern crypto-liquidity needs. Designed for ease of use and interoperability, it gives enterprise customers a competitive edge in a multi-asset future.
A future defined by liquidity
We are rapidly moving towards a multi-asset reality where consumers and businesses must manage a broad portfolio of assets across fiat, cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currencies (CBDC), non-fungible tokens (NFT) and more.
Companies need to be able to move in and out of these distinct assets quickly and easily regardless of the number of users on the platform, trading volume and market efficiency – all aspects that can affect liquidity. A key component of this is to ensure that businesses do not have to sacrifice value to carry out transactions such as affordable, real-time cross-border payments. Crypto and digital assets can also increase transparency and facilitate treasury functions.
These use cases all depend on interoperability, and require strong ons and offs between crypto and fiat and deep liquidity pools between asset pairs – or a crypto asset to bridge smaller pools.
Maximize crypto liquidity
Liquidity Hub was created in response to the gap and inefficiency associated with bridging the world of crypto and fiat. It works as a stand-alone solution or an extension of our cross-border payment solution that leverages our global network to provide partners with access to payout rails worldwide.
As a turnkey solution for businesses, Liquidity Hub was designed to source digital assets from the broader crypto market more easily and efficiently. We wanted to make it as frictionless as possible for businesses looking to raise liquidity, run crypto payments and operations, or support end customers interested in buying, selling or holding crypto.
“Liquidity Hub leverages all of the hard-won lessons Ripple learned from sourcing liquidity from other providers and across multiple venues for ODL. It combines ease of use, powerful payment integrations, cost savings and more into a single, scalable, enterprise-grade platform,” said Brad Chase, Head of Liquidity Products at Ripple.
Reduce costs and release trapped capital
Available 24/7/365, Liquidity Hub leverages smart order routing to source a range of digital assets at optimized prices across multiple liquidity venues, including market makers, exchanges and OTC desks. These deep multi-vendor liquidity pools ensure liquidity is sourced when you need it – from USD to BTC, ETH, ETC, BCH and LTC.
By optimizing crypto pricing and liquidity across asset pairs, businesses can realize significant cost savings on high-volume transactions such as treasury management.
Importantly, Liquidity Hub reduces the need to pre-fund capital positions to raise liquidity or transact within multiple venues, freeing up previously captured capital that can be used for other areas of your business.
Eliminate complex liquidity management
This solution makes it easy to obtain and manage liquidity across several arenas. And because it uses a streamlined API, companies can get started on their crypto strategies without the intensive integrations and unnecessary investments of time and resources.
Once live, Liquidity Hub eliminates complex multi-venue management requirements by allowing businesses to access digital assets in one place. Multi-asset, multi-venue sourcing also locks in optimized pricing and stability to protect businesses from market volatility and price swings.
The intuitive dashboard enables streamlined management, trading and reporting of transactions to further simplify digital asset management. This simple, user-focused approach helps businesses avoid having to build teams of crypto experts, freeing up time, budget and headcount.
“Liquidity Hub offers both ease of use and interoperability, helping teams quickly and easily get up and running and then manage the assets that drive their business,” Chase said.
Power An interoperable future
Liquidity Hub is an integral part of Ripple’s commitment to helping businesses unlock immediate, real-world value through crypto and blockchain.
At its core, it allows seamless bridging between traditional fiat and crypto assets. Along with Ripple’s broader suite of products, the Liquidity Hub allows businesses to optimize crypto liquidity and utilize an extensive network of global payout rails to streamline crypto transactions, treasury management and other applications.
Its streamlined API and simple, intuitive design make it easy for customers to deploy and manage. And its ability to execute trades in real time around the clock with a minimum number of requotes or slippage, while meeting a high standard of security and regulatory standards, provides peace of mind for any business.
Ripple Liquidity Hub is a purpose-built platform for businesses that provides a critical business advantage in a crypto-first future.
Available by jurisdiction, click here to learn more about Liquidity Hub.
