What Happens After You Agree a $BTC Price on an OTC Desk? OTC trading keeps growing in 2026 and according to Finery Markets, institutional spot OTC volume rose 43% year over year in Q1 and the number of trades jumped by 160%. With that many deals going through, there's one moment that deserves more attention than it gets. 🤔 Agreeing on the price feels like the finish line, but the trade only really closes once the fiat lands. And that part can get messy. So I took one trade and looked at it from both sides of the table. If you're the client, you just want to send the money through whatever your bank handles best, quickly and without random fees eating into the amount. If you're the provider, the price is already locked and you're waiting for the wire ⏳ You need to know when it's coming and how to match it to the right trade. In the full article on Medium, I break down both perspectives, share a short checklist of what to agree before you trade, and look at how WhiteBIT, Gemini and BitGo approach fiat settlement: https://medium.com/@oksandy68/ever-wondered-what-your-otc-provider-is-waiting-for-after-the-price-is-locked-93a1a7db4538 What matters more to you in an OTC deal: the best price or the fastest settlement? #BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#