Ripple opens crypto futures trading to big investors
Ripple Labs has expanded its institutional prime brokerage offering by adding support for the decentralized derivatives trading protocol Hyperliquid, giving clients direct access to onchain perpetual futures markets.
The company said Ripple Prime clients can now tap Hyperliquid’s liquidity while keeping margin, collateral, and risk controls inside Ripple Prime. Consequently, institutions can trade decentralized finance derivatives without managing wallets or fragmented margin systems themselves.
Ripple explained that the setup allows clients to cross-margin decentralized derivatives alongside positions held in other markets supported by the platform. Additionally, the approach aims to improve capital efficiency by consolidating…
