Does crypto really need T+0 for everything? Discussing instant settlement

In the world of digital assets, speed is king. Crypto markets have long celebrated the promise of instant settlement: trades can clear in seconds and capital is theoretically liberated from the delays of legacy finance.

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December 30, 2025 – Instant settlement brings its own risks but doesn’t need to be the default, writes BridgePort’s Soriano.

In the world of digital assets, speed is king. Crypto markets have long celebrated the promise of instant settlement: trades can clear in seconds and capital is theoretically liberated from the delays of legacy finance. On the surface, T+0 settlement, the ability to finalise a trade the moment it’s executed, sounds like an unqualified improvement. But as institutional participants increasingly... LOG IN to Risk.net to read the full article

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