Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitnomial completes $25 million funding, led by Ripple Labs

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial announced the completion of a $25 million financing round led by Ripple Labs. At the same time, Bitnomial launched a perpetual futures trading platform called Botanical, which is currently in a closed testing phase.

The Botanical platform will provide investors with perpetual futures, traditional futures, and options trading services. Bitnomial CEO Luke Hoersten stated that the company is boldly advancing its mission to provide users with a regulated and innovative trading experience through Botanical, offering an alternative to the currently widely used decentralized exchanges and VPN-based workarounds.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes that Bitnomial's introduction of an offshore trading model into the U.S. derivatives industry presents a significant opportunity for establishing a compliant digital asset derivatives market (such as XRP). Bitnomial will utilize Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin for the settlement of perpetual futures.

Previous news, Bitnomial filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), questioning its regulatory authority over XRP futures contracts.