One locked price for the whole block
Buying or selling $50,000 or more? Skip the order book. Our OTC desk sources liquidity across venues, quotes you one price for the entire amount, and locks it the moment you say yes. Settle direct to your bank, by wire, or in cash, with the same account manager on the same direct line, every time.
One block, one conversation
AMYour account manager- Selling 40 BTC. USD to our operating account, please.
- One locked price for the full block. Say yes and it holds while you settle, whatever the market does.
- Yes.
- Booked. Coins in, wire out, confirmations on the way to you and your accountant.
Illustrative. Quotes are given over chat, by phone, or by email and locked once you confirm.
Who trades OTC
Anyone whose order is big enough to move the market
The threshold is $50,000. Above it, the order book starts working against you, and a desk starts working for you.
- Individuals
- Taking a large position, or finally selling one, without telegraphing it to the whole market.
- Family offices and funds
- Blocks executed quietly at one price, with the paperwork your auditors expect.
- Businesses and treasuries
- Converting crypto revenue to fiat, or fiat to stablecoins, direct to the corporate account.
- Miners
- Liquidating payouts on a schedule at volume pricing, with a manager who knows your operation.
Order book or desk
What changes when you go over the counter
Put a large order on a public exchange and watch the price walk away from you while everyone watches you do it. A desk exists so that never happens.
Public order book
- Your price
- Walks away from you as the order fills
- Who sees the order
- Everyone watching the book
- Who you deal with
- A matching engine
- Where it settles
- An exchange balance
- Market risk after you say yes
- Yours
Coin Nerds OTC
- Your price
- One locked price for the whole block
- Who sees the order
- You and your account manager
- Who you deal with
- The same person, every time
- Where it settles
- Your bank, a wire, or cash at a branch or agent
- Market risk after you say yes
- Ours, until you settle
What you get
Size, moved quietly and correctly
Everything on this list is standard for every OTC client, from the first $50,000 block to an eight-figure one.
- Locked quotes
- Your price is fixed when you say yes and holds while you settle. The market risk in between is ours.
- Volume pricing
- Pricing improves as your size and frequency grow. It scales with your volume, not against it.
- Liquidity across venues
- Orders are sourced across multiple venues so even eight-figure blocks fill without moving the market.
- Settlement your way
- Direct to your bank, by wire, or in cash at a branch or through an agent, structured around your compliance needs.
- One account manager
- The same person handles quotes, settlement, and paperwork, on one direct line, every time.
- Onboarding by humans
- Individuals, family offices, funds, and businesses onboarded with enhanced diligence handled by people, not forms.
How it works
Three steps from block to bank
- 1
Tell us the block
What you are buying or selling, the size, and how you want to settle. Over chat, by phone, by email, or the form.
- 2
Get one locked quote
A firm price for the entire amount, with volume pricing applied. It holds while you settle.
- 3
Settle on your terms
Funds and coins move together, direct to your bank, by wire, or in cash, with confirmations at every step.
Under $50,000
Trade in minutes at the live rate
Smaller orders do not need a desk. Buy or sell any of 3,000+ coins online at the live market rate, pay with 100+ methods, and take delivery to your own wallet or your bank.
For companies
The desk, on a business account
Treasury conversions, mining payouts, and settlement direct to the corporate account, with confirmations your accountants will accept and multi-user access for the finance team.
Once we quote you, the market risk between yes and settlement is our problem, not yours.
What an OTC desk actually does
Put a large order on a public exchange and the price walks away from you as it fills. Slippage on a six-figure order costs more than any commission, and the whole market can see you coming. An over-the-counter desk exists to make that problem disappear: you tell us the size, we source liquidity across multiple venues, and you get one locked price for the entire block. Coin Nerds OTC handles crypto trades of $50,000 and up for individuals, family offices, funds, businesses, and miners who want size moved quietly, correctly, and by someone who knows their name.
How a locked quote protects you
On a public order book, the number on your screen is an estimate that changes as you trade against it. An OTC quote is a commitment. Once the desk quotes you a price and you confirm, that price holds while you settle, and whatever Bitcoin, Ethereum, or the dollar decides to do in between is something you watch instead of pay for. Bigger volume earns better pricing, and the same account manager handles every trade, so your second block is easier than your first.
Settlement and compliance
Settlement runs direct to your bank, by wire, or in cash across a branch counter or through our agents, structured around your situation and your compliance requirements. Funds and coins move together, and every trade produces confirmations your accountants and auditors will accept. Coin Nerds, Inc. is a money services business regulated in multiple jurisdictions, with $3B+ settled since 2018. Onboarding for OTC clients includes enhanced diligence handled by people, and once you are approved you deal with the same team every time.
Getting a quote
Message us on chat, email, or send the form with what you are buying or selling, the size, and how you want to settle. A real person answers on chat 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and by phone during branch hours; quotes are given over chat, by phone, or by email and locked once you confirm. Under $50,000, trade online in minutes at the live rate and take delivery straight to your own wallet or your bank.
Tell us the block
Size, direction, and how you want to settle. A real person comes back with one locked price.