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Crypto is volatile Quant’s price can move sharply in both directions sometimes within a single trading session. It’s an asset class to approach with capital you’re prepared to see fluctuate in value. General information only not a prediction or recommendation.
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Where it’s held matters Crypto bought on an exchange typically sits on the exchange’s balance sheet. Institutional custody holds your QNT separately a structural difference worth understanding before you buy.
How custody worksBroker vs exchange Buying Quant through a broker works differently from a self-serve exchange order book. Understanding how the two differ helps you choose the path that fits how you want to buy.
See the differenceLarger trades are different Buying a significant amount of Quant in one go can move an exchange’s order book against you. OTC execution is built for size filling large orders without that market impact.
About OTC tradingQuantA plain-English look at what it is, how it works, and what it's used for, so you can understand the asset before you buy.
Quant (QNT) is the utility token of Quant Network, an enterprise-focused interoperability platform built around Overledger a system designed to connect different blockchains and traditional IT systems without requiring bridges or wrapped assets. Quant Network was founded by Gilbert Verdian, a cybersecurity executive who previously served as Chief Information Security Officer at Vocalink (a Mastercard company) and held security roles within UK government institutions. Overledger was introduced in 2018, and QNT is an ERC-20 token on Ethereum with a fixed maximum supply of 14,612,493 tokens.
Overledger is described as a ‘network of networks’ rather than being a blockchain itself, it operates as an operating system layer that sits above multiple blockchains and legacy databases, providing a common API gateway for developers. Its architecture is organised into layers handling transactions, messaging, filtering, and applications, enabling what Quant calls multi-chain decentralised applications (mDApps) and Multi-Ledger Tokens (MLTs) that can operate across more than 45 connected blockchain networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and various enterprise and CBDC-related networks. Access to Overledger is licence-based: enterprises and developers pay annual licence fees to use the platform, with QNT required to be held and locked for 12 months as part of that licensing arrangement. This is a different model from most crypto-native protocols Quant operates more like a conventional enterprise software company, with Quant Network Ltd making key technical and business decisions rather than relying on on-chain governance votes by token holders. QNT is also used within the Overledger Trusted Node programme, where node operators hold QNT to back the security parameters of the data flows they process, and within Overledger’s application marketplace as the currency for application subscriptions.
QNT functions as a licence key for accessing Overledger’s services enterprises and developers must hold and lock QNT to use the platform’s interoperability features, gateways, and application marketplace. QNT is also used to back the Overledger Trusted Node programme, where node operators process data flows across connected blockchains, and as the currency for transaction consumption when applications interact with multiple chains through Overledger. Because Quant operates with a centralised corporate governance model rather than on-chain voting, QNT holders do not vote on technical decisions in the way token holders might in a DAO-governed protocol decisions about Overledger’s development are made by Quant Network Ltd.
• Network of networks. Overledger connects more than 45 blockchains and legacy systems through a common API gateway, without relying on bridges or wrapped assets.
• Licence-based access model. Enterprises pay annual licence fees and must hold QNT locked for 12 months to access Overledger a model closer to enterprise software licensing than typical DeFi tokenomics.
• Fixed, precise supply. QNT has a maximum supply of exactly 14,612,493 tokens, with approximately 12.07 million in circulation and the remainder held by the company.
• Institutional pilots. Overledger underpins projects including the BIS's Project Rosalind and the UK's Great British Tokenized Deposit initiative involving HSBC, Barclays, and Lloyds.
• Centralised governance. Unlike DAO-governed protocols, Quant Network Ltd makes key technical decisions, with Gilbert Verdian as founder and CEO.
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