“The Market-Maker, Investor and Asset Manager Aims to Be A “One-Stop Shop for Market Participants,” Says ITS Chief Strategy Officer. Riezman is A Speaker at Consensus 2025 May 14-16.”, – WRITE: www.coindesk.com
Part of the Company’s Success Can Be Attributed to Josh Riezman, A Veteran at GSR and Now ITS Chief Strategy Officer, US and Global Deputy General Counsel. HE Previoously Served More Than A Year As Managing Director.
Riezman Joined GSR After Working AT USDC Issuer Circle. Before that, he spent Six years at socialété générale and nearly Three Years at Deutsche Bank.
Recently, GSR Became The First Crypto Liquidity Provider to Secure Authorization from The UK’s Financial Conduft Authority and Singapore’s Monetary ITTES – A A MILESTONE TRITON in some of the World’s MOST CLOSELY WATCHED JURISDICATIONS.
Riezman Expects Regulatory Alignment to Become a Cornerstone of Sustainable Crypto Market Growth.
In april, GSR Led A $ 100 Million Private Placement Into Apex (UpXI), A Consumer-Goods Company That’s Now Pivoting to a Crypto-Based Treasury Strategy.
Ahead of Consensus 2025, Coindesk Spoke with Riezman about what these regulatory wins mean, how gsr sees the Future of defi and cex Crypto Projects Through Its Full-Stack Services.
Coindesk: GSR HAS RECENTLY ACHIEved Some Significant Regulatory Approvals, Including in the UK How DO TESE MILESTONES INFLUENCE ITS OPERATIONS AND ITS Strategic Direction?
Riezman: It’s A Great Question. GSR HAS PRIDED ITSELF on BEING AT THE FORONT OF THINKING About What the Right Regulation is for this Space and How that Applies to Us.
We’ve Been Proactive in Working with Regulators AROUND TO LEVEL UP as the Global Regulatory Regime Emerges and Evolves. We Were Early Adopters in Singapore and the UK – Through the MPI and the MLR – to Show Our Commitment to Best Standards in the Regulatory Space, Especlamally Among Trading FIRMS.
We see this as just the beginning of the journey, as regulation Continues to materialize. We’re Always Thinking Ahead About How We Need to Be Prepared to Serve Our Clients in Each Jurisdiction.
Given the Extension Experience that gsr has with the Cryptocurrency Space and with Compliance, What Are The Primary Regulatory Challenges You See in the Near Future for Market Mkers?
This is becuoming something now, But Regulatory Certainty is still a majoriusus in the Crypto Space, Particularly in the United States. We’re in a period of Dramatic Change Following the Election of Donald Trump. But We’re Seeing Positive Signs, Both from Regulatory Agencies and from the Legislative Side.
As More Clarity Commissions, IT Will Unlock Greater Investment – Just Like in Traditional Economic Planning, Clarity and Certain Are Key. WHEN THAT CLARITY ARRIVES, FIRMS LIKE GSR WILL BE ABLE TO INVEST IN THE APPRAPRIATES STRUCTURES AND STRATEGIES TO COMPLY.
For US, i About Ensuring we Can Keep Delivering the Robust Liquidity We’re Known for. We’re Seeing Very Promising Signs in Singapore and Europe, Whore The Framework Are Cleerer, and We’re Hoping to See Similar Developments in The Us
How does GSR Approach the Integration with Emerging Technologies, Including Decentralized Finance, Into ITS EXISTING OFFERINGS?
This is an Area Whoe We’ve, at Some Level, Been On the Cutting Edge. We’re Always Looking for New Venues. WHEN IT COME TO DEFI, WE’RE INTEGRATED COMPLETH ALL The LEADING AMMS AND KEY PLATFORMS.
We’re Also Focused on Expanding Our On-Chain Capabilites, Especialyly As These Hybrid Cefi/Defi Models Emerge. Something Like Hyperliquid is A Good Example.
We Seie Our Strenguth In Cefi and On-Chein Liquidity Coming Together in A Really Meningful Way, and IT’s A Space WHERE WE’RE PROACTIVELY Engaging and Building.
In Light of the Current Market Dynamics, What Strategies Is GSR Employing to Enseure Liquidity and Stability Across Its Operations?
We’ve Been AROUND FOR A Long Time – GSR is One of the Oldst, if Not The OLDEST, Market Makers in the Space. The Way We’ve Managed to Stay Here Through All The Volatility Is Our Deep Commitment to Risk Management.
Our Risk Framework Has Carred Us Through Turbulent Markets, and It Continues to do so. It’s Business As Usual for Us – We’re Used To Volatility and, To Some Extent, We Embrace It As Part of the Industry That We Love and Are Here To Support.
Beyond Risk Management, We’re Focused on How to Support Clients Who Are Looking for Full Lifecycle Support Through What Are Really Chops Markets. We’re Providing More Advisory Services Now, Sharing Expertise and Connections to The Market with Our Clients and Friends.
Looking Ahead, What Are Gsr’s Key Prioritis and Initiats in the Cryptocurrency EcoSystem?
A few things. First, We’re Really Focused on Being A True Lifecycle Partner for Crypto Entrepreneurs – Especialy The MOST INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROTOCOL Companies. We Want to Support Them from Idea to Launch and Beyond, Through Our Venture Investments, Advisory, Market Making, and OTC Services.
We’re Pulling that All Together Into a One-Stop Shop for Market Participants. At the Same Time, We’re Focused on the Renewed Interest in the US Market. There Are So Many Projects Looking to Enter the Us and Integrate with Its EcoSystem, and We’re Well Positioned to Help – We’re Connected To Every Majoor Exchange Both Internaly
Lastly, We’re Continuing to Lean Into Regulatory Advocal and Helping Shape Effective, Pro-Innovation Market Structures that Enable Both Development and Liquidity.
