Ostium Launches Decentralized Execution Layer for Institutional Hedging

Gate News message, April 28 — Ostium Labs rolled out its first decentralized execution layer on Tuesday, an architectural upgrade that routes net directional flow from traders to a network of institutional hedging partners, including Jump and prime brokers active in traditional markets.

Under the new model, a separate capital pool programmatically routes net exposures offchain to institutional partners and settles once daily, with a buffer layer now operating as an intraday lending layer rather than a counterparty. The infrastructure features sub-100-millisecond latency across all steps. Users retain custody of funds, and settlement remains instant onchain. Ostium’s allowable open interest now scales dynamically across most major assets, with rollover fees reflecting the underlying asset’s carry cost.

Ostium is targeting the centralized CFD broker market, which moves roughly $10 trillion in monthly volume. Monthly trading volumes on Ostium hit an all-time high of $6.11 billion in March, with the platform processing more than $50 billion in cumulative volume since launching in 2024.

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