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Why Onchain FX

Onchain infrastructure matters for FX because it can improve market structure, not because users need more blockchain complexity.

The Core Problem​

FX is enormous, but direct access is still shaped by bilateral credit, prefunding, operational overhead, and opaque execution practices. Those constraints make hedging and directional trading more expensive than they appear on the surface.

What Onchain Changes​

  • Collateral-first access replaces some relationship-based gating with explicit margin rules.
  • Deterministic execution makes order handling, margining, and liquidations easier to audit.
  • Shared settlement context can reduce operational friction between execution and post-trade processing.

Why It Matters For Ollo​

Ollo is focused on FX-first derivatives, where transparent funding, margin discipline, and deterministic matching are more important than generic DeFi novelty. The goal is not to make users think about infrastructure. The goal is to offer a better venue for managing currency risk.

For the longer explanation, including the stablecoin-basis argument, see Concepts: Why Onchain FX.