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Ostium is a synthetic asset protocol that enables institutional and retail traders and hedgers to gain exposure to commodities on-chain.
Ostium Integrates Nasdaq Data to Launch Perpetual Contracts Trading for U.S. Equities
According to CoinDesk, decentralized exchange Ostium has announced it is the first on-chain trading platform to offer perpetual contracts on individual U.S. equities powered by Nasdaq data, enabling users to gain exposure to U.S. stocks via blockchain infrastructure. Built on Arbitrum, Ostium focuses on perpetual futures pegged to real-world assets, supporting trading in equities, stock indices, foreign exchange, and commodities. Official data shows that since its launch in 2024, the platform has recorded over $50 billion in cumulative trading volume and attracted more than 26,000 traders. This partnership reflects the growing adoption of equity perpetual contracts in on-chain markets and highlights Nasdaq’s accelerated efforts to build tokenized stock trading infrastructure.
Ostium integrates Nasdaq data, launches on-chain equity perpetual contract product
on-chain perpetual contract trading platform Ostium has announced a partnership with Nasdaq to utilize its U.S. stock market data to support equity perpetual contract products on the platform.Ostium states that this makes it the first on-chain trading venue backed by Nasdaq data to offer equity perpetual contracts. The platform states that users will be able to gain exposure to U.S. stocks through on-chain infrastructure while retaining features such as transparency, instant settlement, and self-custody.Ostium specializes in on-chain leveraged trading of traditional financial assets, covering categories such as stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, and forex. To date, the platform has facilitated cumulative trading volumes exceeding $50 billion and has over 26,000 trading users.
Ostium completes backend refactoring and introduces off-chain liquidity providers such as Jump.
According to The Block, decentralized exchange Ostium has completed a major backend architecture upgrade, officially positioning itself as a “decentralized execution layer” for the global market and providing on-chain traders with access to off-chain liquidity. The core of this upgrade is the introduction of a Translation Layer that bridges communication between smart contracts and institutional liquidity provider networks—including partners such as Jump, which hold traditional market access licenses. This mechanism enables on-chain users to indirectly tap into liquidity resources from traditional financial markets.
Philippine SEC: Entities such as dYdX Are Not Registered or Licensed in the Philippines; Promoters May Face Criminal Liability
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has issued an investor alert warning the public against investing on seven cryptocurrency trading platforms: dYdX, Aevo, gTrade, Pacifica, Orderly, Deriv, and Ostium. The SEC stated that these platforms are not registered with the Commission and have not obtained the necessary authorizations required under the Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) framework. The SEC also warned that individuals promoting these platforms within the Philippines may face criminal liability, including fines of up to PHP 5,000,000 (approximately USD 89,000) or imprisonment for up to 21 years.
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Ostium Integrates Nasdaq Data to Launch Perpetual Contracts Trading for U.S. Equities
According to CoinDesk, decentralized exchange Ostium has announced it is the first on-chain trading platform to offer perpetual contracts on individual U.S. equities powered by Nasdaq data, enabling users to gain exposure to U.S. stocks via blockchain infrastructure. Built on Arbitrum, Ostium focuses on perpetual futures pegged to real-world assets, supporting trading in equities, stock indices, foreign exchange, and commodities. Official data shows that since its launch in 2024, the platform has recorded over $50 billion in cumulative trading volume and attracted more than 26,000 traders. This partnership reflects the growing adoption of equity perpetual contracts in on-chain markets and highlights Nasdaq’s accelerated efforts to build tokenized stock trading infrastructure.
Ostium integrates Nasdaq data, launches on-chain equity perpetual contract product
on-chain perpetual contract trading platform Ostium has announced a partnership with Nasdaq to utilize its U.S. stock market data to support equity perpetual contract products on the platform.Ostium states that this makes it the first on-chain trading venue backed by Nasdaq data to offer equity perpetual contracts. The platform states that users will be able to gain exposure to U.S. stocks through on-chain infrastructure while retaining features such as transparency, instant settlement, and self-custody.Ostium specializes in on-chain leveraged trading of traditional financial assets, covering categories such as stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, and forex. To date, the platform has facilitated cumulative trading volumes exceeding $50 billion and has over 26,000 trading users.
Ostium completes backend refactoring and introduces off-chain liquidity providers such as Jump.
According to The Block, decentralized exchange Ostium has completed a major backend architecture upgrade, officially positioning itself as a “decentralized execution layer” for the global market and providing on-chain traders with access to off-chain liquidity. The core of this upgrade is the introduction of a Translation Layer that bridges communication between smart contracts and institutional liquidity provider networks—including partners such as Jump, which hold traditional market access licenses. This mechanism enables on-chain users to indirectly tap into liquidity resources from traditional financial markets.
Philippine SEC: Entities such as dYdX Are Not Registered or Licensed in the Philippines; Promoters May Face Criminal Liability
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has issued an investor alert warning the public against investing on seven cryptocurrency trading platforms: dYdX, Aevo, gTrade, Pacifica, Orderly, Deriv, and Ostium. The SEC stated that these platforms are not registered with the Commission and have not obtained the necessary authorizations required under the Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) framework. The SEC also warned that individuals promoting these platforms within the Philippines may face criminal liability, including fines of up to PHP 5,000,000 (approximately USD 89,000) or imprisonment for up to 21 years.