Goliath joins David: Retail traders get the institutional edge with Reya Network
In a world where financial systems remain fragmented and inaccessible to many, Reya Network is building the infrastructure to bring global finance onchain - creating an inclusive, unified financial ecosystem that works for all of us.
As part of our mission to make DeFi the global financial system by unlocking $35 trillion of CeFi orderflow for DeFi traders, Reya Network has partnered with its first institutional liquidity managers: Selini Capital and Amber Group. Now, rather than financial institutions working against the greater interest of retail traders, Reya has proven that it’s possible to align incentives between both parties to create a system that is equitable for all.
TLDR
- Mending the rift: Reya Network continues to pioneer unique solutions to address DeFi’s fragmented user experience
- Unifying liquidity: The goal is a unified margin system where anyone can seamlessly trade across CeFi and DeFi from a single onchain margin account
- Onboarding experts: Reya governance has approved Selini Capital and Amber Group as its first institutional liquidity managers
- Unleashing professional management: Each firm will manage 2M rUSD in network-owned liquidity to return yield through sophisticated trading strategies
- Reya users win: Expected returns range from 10-40% APY for Reya Network stakers depending on market conditions
Paving the Road to DeFi
When we unveiled Phase 2 of Reya Network in October, we outlined an ambitious vision: creating the infrastructure to bring $35 trillion of CeFi orderflow onchain to accelerate DeFi’s global adoption. Today, that vision materializes.
Through a recently passed proposal, Reya Network will allocate 2M rUSD each to Selini Capital and Amber Group - two institutional heavyweights in the crypto space. These firms will deploy sophisticated market-neutral strategies that generate yield for network stakers while building the foundation to bring global financial markets onchain.
-> About Selini Capital
Selini Capital is a technology-driven trading firm born at the intersection of traditional finance and digital assets. With a core focus on market-making and liquidity provision across both centralized and decentralized venues, they've established themselves as a key infrastructure player bringing sophisticated, DeFi-native quant strategies to the evolving crypto markets.
“Our approach is simple: to learn from the vast history of traditional financial markets, whilst being fully crypto-native in applying those lessons.” - Jordi Alexander, Founder & CEO, Selini Capital
-> About Amber Group
Amber Group sits at the intersection of Wall Street expertise and crypto innovation. Founded in 2017 by ex-Morgan Stanley traders, they've evolved into one of crypto's largest liquidity providers, moving over $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume. With a focus on institutional-grade trading and infrastructure, they've established themselves as a bridge between traditional finance and digital assets, serving over 2,000 institutional clients across the global markets.
“At Amber Group, we want to help create a future where digital assets empower people with opportunity and agency. This is at the heart of our mission.” - Michael Wu, Co-Founder & CEO, Amber Group
The Strategies
Reya Network's first institutional liquidity managers are bringing two distinct yet complementary approaches to the table that will benefit all stakeholders in the Reya ecosystem.
Selini Capital brings a market-neutral CEX arbitrage strategy expected to generate 10-15% APY in all market conditions. The strategy operates through Foredefi's secure MPC wallet system across Binance, OKX, ByBit, and Coinbase. Future iterations will leverage partners like Copper, Fireblocks, or Ceffu for complete off-exchange trading.
Amber Group brings a basis trading strategy targeting 10-40% APY depending on market conditions. Their integration with Ceffu enables them to capture Binance's attractive funding rates without assets ever touching the exchange.
The Bigger Picture
While the immediate returns for network stakers are compelling, the real story here is what this means for DeFi's evolution. DeFi is the inevitable future of finance, and Reya is the infrastructure making that future possible.
In finance, all roads lead to DeFi.
In DeFi, all roads lead to Reya.
With Reya, all roads lead to financial freedom. For all of us.
By connecting institutional-grade trading strategies to network-owned liquidity, Reya Network’s model solves three critical problems:
- It provides all crypto users access to sophisticated trading strategies previously reserved for select elite institutions, leveling the playing field in financial markets
- It creates a pathway for internalizing CeFi orderflow into DeFi
- It demonstrates how decentralized networks can safely interface with off-chain venues
This implementation represents more than just a new yield opportunity - it's proof that the vision of a unified onchain liquidity hub is achievable. As these first proof-of-concepts demonstrate their value, we can expect to see:
- More institutional liquidity managers joining the network
- Increased capital efficiency as strategies diversify
- Growing orderflow migration from CeFi to DeFi venues
- Innovation in cross-venue trading strategies
One Account, Infinite Potential
At the bleeding edge of Reya's vision is a unified margin system - one account that enables trading across both CeFi and DeFi venues seamlessly. This eliminates the inefficiencies of managing multiple accounts with fragmented capital, while enhancing capital efficiency and reducing risk. Retail traders on Reya can now access the same sophisticated trading strategies and opportunities that were previously reserved for institutions.
The Great Vampire Squid is indeed making its comeback, but instead of extracting value, it's creating the infrastructure to bring global finance onchain. By connecting institutional expertise with decentralized liquidity, Reya Network is demonstrating how DeFi can evolve beyond its current limitations to become the global financial system for all.
The message is clear: the future of finance is onchain, and Reya is building the bridge that helps trillions in traditional trading volume make the transition into DeFi. With these first institutional liquidity managers, Reya Network has taken a significant step toward making that future a reality.
All roads lead to DeFi. All roads lead to financial freedom. And with Reya Network, these roads are finally being paved for all of us.
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