[Interview] Algorand’s Amar Odedra Says 24/7 Liquidity Could Position Asia as a Global Market Bridge

Algorand’s Amar Odedra argues that continuous, 24/7 liquidity could serve as a bridge connecting Asia’s markets to the global financial system. Currently, most equities and bonds are limited by conventional trading hours, leaving institutional investors locked out once markets close in their region. By providing constant liquidity for ALGO, the native token of the Algorand blockchain, Odedra’s team aims to broaden access to tokenized markets and enable smoother capital movement for investors.

For South Korea and other Asian markets, Odedra sees 24/7 liquidity as a way to attract global capital that can operate outside traditional trading sessions. This could help synchronize Asian and Western market cycles, allowing local funds to adjust their exposure to US-listed assets even when US exchanges are closed.

Flow Traders will be the liquidity provider for ALGO, which Odedra believes will boost efficiency and price discovery for tokenized securities on the Algorand network. Just as base-layer liquidity improves the cost and predictability of trading native assets, deeper liquidity in tokenized securities could make capital movement more seamless and reduce price discrepancies between onchain and traditional markets.

However, Odedra warns that continuous liquidity requires more than just market access. Barriers such as regulatory clarity, qualified custody solutions, real-time compliance, enforceable settlements and cross-chain interoperability must also be addressed. Without these foundations, institutional adoption of tokenized markets may remain limited despite the availability of continuous liquidity.