Carbon Unveils On-Chain Derivatives Venue Featuring Over 950 Markets, Integrating Traditional Finance
Road Town, British Virgin Islands – August 7th, 2026 – Carbon, an on-chain prime broker for global markets, has opened public trading on more than 250 traditional finance (TradFi) markets, encompassing equities, indices, forex, and commodities. This expansion brings the total number of tradeable instruments on the platform to over 950, accessible within a single account.
The newly introduced Carbon TradFi markets are hedged 1:1 at regulated TradFi venues, positioning Carbon as the largest on-chain derivatives venue with a TradFi foundation. This offering complements Carbon’s existing suite of over 530 crypto perpetuals and 150 real-world assets (RWAs) that trade 24/7.
Carbon TradFi operates as an on-chain instrument developed by Carbon itself. When a trader opens a position on-chain, within their own wallet, Carbon’s solver architecture executes a 1:1 hedge at a regulated off-chain broker. This structure ensures traders maintain self-custody while benefiting from the price and depth of the underlying markets, rather than relying on bootstrapped on-chain order books.
This innovative approach addresses the “cold-start problem” that has previously hindered the on-chain trading of real-world assets. Every Carbon TradFi market launches with full institutional depth from day one, as this depth is inherited from established markets. Consequently, there is no need for per-market incentive programs or waiting periods for liquidity to accumulate.
Carbon now provides traders with access to both types of markets in one account. Its 150 24/7 real-world asset markets are available around the clock, catering to traders seeking continuous access. The 250+ Carbon TradFi markets, meanwhile, adhere to traditional market hours and offer carry prices derived from their underlying assets, appealing to traders who prioritize institutional depth and predictable holding costs. Approximately 30 assets are available in both formats, allowing traders to hold one against the other and capture the difference between their respective financing rates without leaving the platform.
The global market that Carbon connects to is significant. Traditional finance clears over $1.5 trillion daily in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) across numerous markets, a liquidity pool that has historically lacked a direct on-chain pathway.
At launch, Carbon TradFi offers coverage across a wide range of assets. The platform’s agility allows it to list trending assets within the same week they begin trading in markets such as Seoul, Tokyo, or Hong Kong. This rapid listing capability surpasses that of traditional order-book venues, which often face limitations due to the absence of off-chain infrastructure for swift market setup. An additional 150 listings are planned.
The launch also opens the Carbon Liquidity Provider (CLP) vault to public deposits. The CLP is designed as a delta-neutral yield product, funding the hedges behind trader activity rather than taking directional positions. It generates returns from the differential between on-chain demand and off-chain liquidity. The modeled Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is illustrative, ranging from 20.3% at launch utilization to 57.1% at maturity, contingent on trading flow and capital utilization.
“Traders have had to choose between the assets they want and the execution they need. Carbon ends that trade-off,” said Levy, Co-founder and CEO of Carbon. “Every position is hedged into the deepest liquidity in the world and settles in the trader’s own wallet, with 950+ markets in a single account. This is what global markets look like when they finally arrive on-chain properly.”
David Garcia, Ecosystem Lead at Arbitrum Foundation, commented, “One of the biggest challenges for bringing traditional financial assets onchain has been delivering deep liquidity. Carbon is operating an architecture that connects onchain trading with established market infrastructure while preserving self-custody. We want Arbitrum to be home to teams building this next generation of financial infrastructure.”
About Carbon
Carbon is an on-chain prime broker for global markets, unifying crypto perpetuals and Carbon TradFi within a single venue. Through its solver architecture, Carbon connects on-chain traders to institutional liquidity via bilateral 1:1 hedging, delivering Wall Street-grade depth and stable carry with on-chain settlement and self-custody. Since its launch in 2023, Carbon has processed over $20 billion in cumulative trading volume from more than 36,000 unique traders. Carbon operates on Arbitrum. Further information is available at carbon.inc.
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