#8: Wesley Pryor, Acheron Trading - Transparency and the role of crypto market makers

Wallfacer Labs Podcast

Mar 22 2024 • 1 hr 2 mins

Today's guest is Wesley Pryor, the founder of Acheron Trading, a digital asset market maker.

You can learn more about Wesley on X: https://twitter.com/wes_dewayne
And his firm on their blog: https://acherontrading.com/blog

00:00 - The role of market makers
06:00 - Listing tokens on exchanges
08:13 - How market makers get paid
14:06 - Market making in crypto vs traditional finance
17:25 - The risk of mispriced options
20:00 - Wesley’s background and Acheron’s story
27:25 - Acheron’s thesis on providing liquidity
29:50 - Transparency in market making
32:52 - Predatory market makers
41:30 - Loan and call options
50:45 - Examples of predatory token launches
56:03 - Different types of market making
58:04 - Enforcement of standards in crypto market making
59:40 - Future predictions for crypto market making

To learn more about Wallfacer Labs, you can follow us on X: https://twitter.com/wallfacerlabs

Or our host, Ryan Rodenbaugh: https://twitter.com/RyanRodenbaugh

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