what's Architect?
Architect is a regulated centralized exchange built for perpetual futures trading on traditional assets, including currencies, equities, indices, metals, and weather derivatives. Founded by industry veterans like Brett Harrison (former FTX US president), it delivers high-throughput, low-latency trading infrastructure interfacing with crypto custodians and self-hosted wallets, targeting institutions such as hedge funds, market makers, and family offices. Licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), Architect emphasizes secure, customizable execution for professional investors navigating evolving markets that blend traditional finance with crypto-style products like perpetuals.
Architect expanded perpetual futures to include AI compute markets, in addition to crypto markets.
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x.com/architect_fiRaised $52M in funding to build AX, a regulated exchange for perpetual futures on traditional assets.
Expanded perpetual futures offering to include AI compute markets in addition to crypto markets.
Launched AX exchange in November 2025, offering institutional clients perpetual contracts on foreign currencies, interest rates, single stocks, stock indexes, metals, and commodities, operated by Bermuda-based affiliate under Bermuda Monetary Authority regulation.
Secured $35 million in funding for launch as a new institutional exchange.
Brett Harrison's new perpetuals exchange is featured on Unchained show discussing perps coming for all of finance.