Variational has overtaken TradeXYZ to become the largest on-chain venue for RWA derivatives by trading volume following its September swaps launch.
The Zoomex World Trading Championship 2026 has reached its final phase, distributing a record $5 million prize pool across squad, individual, and lucky draw competitions.
DRW and Marex have executed the first over-the-counter total return swap referencing a tokenized index on the Canton Network.
DeepSigma has introduced a decentralized exchange for perpetual futures on 77 real-world asset markets, leveraging the Cypherium blockchain and a team from major financial and tech firms.
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko have completed the first fully onchain over-the-counter total return swap using a tokenized bond index on the Canton Network.
Bitcoin traders have increased their demand for downside protection, with bearish options accounting for 53.5% of the total volume this week.
The Derive Foundation is seeking governance approval to explore the launch of a regulated derivatives platform in the US, though the proposal lacks a specific budget or timeline.
Australia’s securities regulator has proposed extending leverage caps and investor protections to derivatives settled in digital assets.
The newly launched Papertrade exchange saw $14.4 billion in volume on its first day, while one trader's gains of over $1 million were partially wiped out by liquidations.
On-chain perpetual exchange Papertrade launched on HyperEVM, recording $14.4 billion in notional volume within 10 minutes and $3 billion in Bitcoin open interest.
Bitcoin faces a critical test at $82,800 as US spot ETFs record significant outflows and derivatives exposure declines.
Ethereum derivatives are seeing a significant reduction in leverage as open interest hits its lowest level since June 2026.
Leveraged Bitcoin long positions worth over $1.17 billion were liquidated between October 6 and 8 as the asset price dropped below $84,000.
Coinbase has launched a CFTC-regulated platform, Coinbase Global Exchange, integrating its $2.9 billion Deribit acquisition to provide US traders with access to global derivatives liquidity.
Coinbase has integrated Deribit to provide US institutional clients with regulated access to global options and perpetual futures markets.
A sudden market reversal on October 7, 2026, triggered up to $609 million in liquidations, with Ether long positions bearing the brunt of the losses.
Hyperliquid is set to introduce options trading to its decentralized exchange, aiming to enhance risk management tools for users after processing $2.9 trillion in volume in 2025.
Coinbase has acquired the derivatives platform Deribit to expand its institutional service offerings in the US market.
Coinbase is reviving its Pro brand within a new global exchange built on the infrastructure of Deribit, which the company acquired for $2.9 billion.
Hyperliquid attracts institutional capital following a $337 million over-the-counter token sale and a rise in derivatives open interest to $14.3 billion.
