what's paradigm?
Paradigm is the largest institutional liquidity network in crypto derivatives, offering deep liquidity across 120+ products. It enables traders to execute large or multi-leg trades with any counterparty—over 1,000 including 20+ prime dealers—and settle on preferred venues, all 100% non-custodial with no order impact or leg risk. Key features include Unified Markets for RFQs and order books, Delta-1 Spreads via streaming books, and DeFi Auctions for on-chain settlement. Paradigm has facilitated over $993 billion in cumulative volume, powering institutional-grade trading across CeFi and DeFi.
Paradigm launched v2 of its prediction markets dashboard.
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x.com/tradeparadigmlaunched v2 of their prediction markets dashboard
Invested in Zodl (Zcash wallet company) alongside a16z and Chapter One.
Built Tempo product in collaboration with Stripe, which raised $500M with Visa, Mastercard, and Shopify as partners.
Team member _yangyou departed after 4 years at the firm, with their last week ending on March 6, 2026.
Paradex is being described as the parent company or associated entity of Paradex DEX, which features a privacy-focused perpetuals trading platform with hidden positions and liquidation levels, and integration with Paradigm's RFQ network is planned on the roadmap.
Collaborates with OpenAI on EVMBench, a project related to AI security.
Cofounder Fred is leaving Paradigm to focus on brain-computer interfaces.
Paradigm is no longer investing in crypto projects.
Raised $1.5 billion for a new fund in AI and robotics sectors.
TGE for $DIME scheduled for 2026-03-05, with claim opening at 7:00 AM UTC for a two-week period and 25% of supply allocated to airdrop.