One transaction introduced the European Union’s first II-regulated trading venue for Crypto Perpetual Futures. Initially, they plan to expand access to eligible retail clients in the coming weeks.
Operating under an organized trade facility (OTF) license from the Dutch Financial Markets (AFM), the Amsterdam-based company’s platform offers a permanent futures trading pair of BTC/EUR and ETH/EUR, marking Europe’s first regulated cash-established permanent futures platform.
“The launch of our lasting futures platform is a major milestone in our three-year journey,” said Joshua Barraclough, one trade CEO. “From the beginning, our goal was to simplify transactions by making the market more accessible, transparent and cost-effective.”
The platform achieves real-time payments for derivative positions 24/7 with a one-minute payment time. The system is reportedly processing more than 1 million orders per second with execution latency of less than 70 microseconds.
Last year, one transaction secured funds to expand its offering from SC Ventures, the standard chartered investment division. At the same time, it also obtained regulatory approval to operate as a cryptocurrency business.
Until June 2023, one transaction was operated as Bitpanda Pro, an independent division of Bitpanda, a popular trading platform tailored to more experienced users. However, the exchange announced a rebrand after a successful completion of the 30 million euro funding round.
Dutch exchange debuts institutional trading
One transaction claims that it could reduce costs by integrating derivative product creation and transactions without external clearing requirements and eliminating traditional post-trading processes.
Following the extensive testing phase, several market participants are currently operating on a platform that provides liquidity. The company plans to announce expansion to eligible retail clients in the coming weeks.
Barraclough said, “Today, we offer that vision with the launch of a land exchange with a fully regulated, vertically integrated land future. Customers will no longer have to pay vast fees in margins because they will have to trade in leverage, trade or trade in unregulated offshore venues.”
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– 1 transaction (@onetradingeu) April 2, 2025
What is the lasting future of cryptography?
Crypto Perpetual Futures combines elements of traditional futures contracts with unique features tailored for the 24/7 cryptocurrency market.
Unlike standard futures that expire on a set date, permanent futures have no expiration dates, allowing traders to hold positions indefinitely. This distinct property makes them the dominant derivatives in the cryptocurrency market, accounting for billions of daily trading volumes.
At their core, the enduring future is an agreement to buy and sell assets on future dates, but it has an important twist. As they do not expire, these contracts use a funding rate mechanism to ensure that permanent future prices are closely aligned with spot market prices.
Two months ago, Cryptocurrency Exchange Gemini received principled approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) for its investment company license. Under this license, the company plans to immediately begin offering Crypto Perpetual agreements in compliance with MIFID II regulations.
