what's Bitnomial?
Bitnomial is a U.S.-regulated derivatives exchange focused on cryptocurrency trading. It provides institutional-grade infrastructure for trading futures and options on digital assets. The platform, named Botanica, enables trading of perpetual futures, traditional futures, and options, emphasizing compliance and accessibility for investors in the crypto derivatives market.
Bitnomial lists the first US futures contracts for Tezos.
Lists the first US futures contracts for Tezos.
Launched the first regulated Aptos futures contracts in the United States.
CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham names Bitnomial CEO Luke Hoersten to the new CFTC CEO Innovation Council, which advises on market structure issues including tokenization, perpetuals, prediction markets, 24/7 trading, and blockchain-based infrastructure alongside CEOs from CME Group, Nasdaq, Kraken, Gemini, and other major exchanges.
Bitnomial launches as the first CFTC-regulated spot crypto exchange in the United States.
Spot crypto trading launches next week on the CFTC-regulated exchange.
On December 4, 2025, the CFTC greenlit spot crypto trading on registered Designated Contract Markets including Bitnomial, enabling federally regulated spot crypto markets in the U.S.
Bitnomial launches first CFTC-regulated spot crypto trading, marking the derivatives exchange's entry into spot market offerings beyond its existing futures products.
Launches first CFTC-regulated spot crypto trading platform.
CFTC Acting Chair holds private meetings with Bitnomial regarding accelerated approval of leveraged spot crypto contracts on registered DCMs by December 31, 2025, with new products expected before year-end.
Introduces RLUSD as margin collateral, marking the first stablecoin collateral option on the platform.
Admitted to Intermarket Surveillance Group, allowing ETF issuers to create spot crypto ETFs based on Bitnomial futures contracts under new generic listing standards; first CFTC-regulated XRP futures launched in March.
New tax regulations provide 100% loss deductibility and 60% long-term capital gains treatment for CFTC-regulated prediction market trades, creating competitive advantage versus gambling platforms.
New Bitcoin perpetual futures product launches in April under CFTC oversight.