Smart and trendy summary: Binance announced the launch of a new tool called Indication of Interest (IOI), specifically aimed at institutional traders and large investors, designed to enable the discovery of liquidity in a private and discreet manner for large transactions in the spot market and loans, without affecting the general market or revealing trading intentions.
The new tool is part of the Binance OTC & Execution Services suite, complementing services like RFQ and high-level execution (High-Touch Execution), and is available exclusively for VIP clients and institutions, in a move that addresses one of the biggest challenges in the crypto markets:
👉 Information leakage and price impact of large transactions.
🔍 What is Binance's IOI tool?
Indication of Interest (IOI) is a non-binding and confidential notice used to inform the institutional market of the desire to:
Buy or sell a specific digital asset
or borrowing/lending under specific terms
This mechanism has been known for years in traditional financial markets, and now enters the crypto world through Binance in a professional manner.
📌 All IOI requests are made off-book and managed through Binance's OTC trading desk, meaning:
No price impact
No disclosure of intentions
No artificial volatility
⚙️ Two basic types of IOI on Binance
1️⃣ Spot IOI – Discover block trades confidentially
Enables institutions to signify their desire to buy or sell a digital currency at a targeted size and price without placing large orders in the open market.
Benefits:
Avoid price slippage
Reduce market impact
Direct liquidity from Binance's global institutional network
Ideal for medium and low liquidity currencies
2️⃣ Loan IOI – Borrowing and lending with confidence and privacy
Integrated with the Fixed Rate Loans system, allowing institutions to:
Announcing the need for borrowing
or provide capital for lending
With the ability to specify:
Size
Duration
Interest rate
The OTC desk matches parties with independent and clear loan contracts.
💡 This feature enhances capital efficiency and reduces idle funds in institutions.
📊 IOI Blotter – Professional management of transactions
Binance provides an IOI Blotter to display:
All active and completed IOI requests
Centralized and easy tracking
Direct coordination with the OTC team
An ideal tool for managing professional trading desks and institutional treasuries that operate multiple strategies simultaneously.
🔥 Why is IOI important for the future of crypto trading?
✅ Complete privacy with no market impact
Large orders in the public market = undesirable volatility.
IOI = Smart trading without noise.
✅ Early detection of liquidity
Know if there is a real party at the desired price and size before taking any step.
✅ Better matching for transactions
Flexible negotiation, clearer terms, and more precise execution, especially in volatile or low liquidity markets.
✅ Higher financial flexibility
Dedicated loans that solve liquidity shortage or capital freeze issues.
🧭 How to register IOI on Binance
1️⃣ Access Binance OTC & Execution Services via the VIP portal or app
2️⃣ Choose Spot IOI or Loan IOI
3️⃣ Define the criteria (origin - size - price - or loan terms)
4️⃣ Monitor requests via IOI Blotter and coordinate with the OTC team
🏁 Summary
With the launch of Indication of Interest (IOI), Binance confirms that it is leading the crypto market's transition to a true institutional maturity phase, through tools that were exclusive to traditional markets.
🔗 Privacy
🔗 Smart liquidity
🔗 Professional execution
All of them have now become part of the modern crypto trading infrastructure.
With the increasing entry of institutions, IOI is not a feature… but a necessity.
