You can easily understand the current market trading logic: stocks, gold, forex—these traditional assets fluctuate in the trillions daily, but ordinary people want to participate through brokers and intermediaries. They set barriers, fees, and a bunch of operational terms. Most people want to engage in global macro trading, not because they don't know how, but because it's too complicated and lacks transparency. @OstiumLabs's logic has changed at this very point.

It’s not simply creating another exchange, but rather bringing perpetual contracts—this derivative trading mode—directly onto the blockchain and into users’ own wallets. Trading rules, fee rates, and liquidation processes are written into smart contracts, with every action recorded on-chain. This makes market rules transparent, funds always self-custodied, and no reliance on the black-box operations of traditional brokers.

The highlight isn’t showy tech, but the convergence of two trends: the large scale of traditional markets and DeFi’s ability to replace many middle layers. Ostium recently secured nearly $27.8 million in funding, backed by institutions like General Catalyst, Jump Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and others, indicating capital is betting on this “on-chain replacement of traditional brokerage infrastructure” path.

Looking at the data: the platform’s total trading volume has reached the tens of billions of dollars, mostly around RWA (Real-World Assets), such as metals, indices—familiar assets to everyone—and daily active users are not few. This shows that perpetual trading isn’t only sustained by crypto enthusiasts; those with real demand are willing to participate using on-chain solutions.

Ostium isn’t a novelty project; it’s building a bridge connecting traditional finance with decentralized infrastructure. It’s not about “who’s cooler,” but “who can make rules, funds, and data more transparent and verifiable.” Such fundamental changes may not be a short-term story of one or two days, but rather the part of the future market structure that will truly be remembered.
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