{"id":541681,"date":"2026-01-14T15:52:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/bitnomial-opens-us-regulated-futures-market-for-aptos\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:52:42","slug":"bitnomial-opens-us-regulated-futures-market-for-aptos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/bitnomial-opens-us-regulated-futures-market-for-aptos\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitnomial opens US-regulated futures market for Aptos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmI0MWQtNGM0MS03YzA1LTk4ODAtYzFjMmIyM2IxYWJlLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"Bitnomial opens US-regulated futures market for Aptos\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The launch expands Aptos\u2019 reach in CFTC-regulated derivatives markets and adds to Bitnomial\u2019s altcoin futures offerings as investor interest in altcoins grows.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago-based crypto exchange Bitnomial has launched monthly futures contracts tied to the Layer-1 blockchain Aptos\u2019 native token, expanding the availability of APT derivatives on regulated US markets.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">The contracts will be available to institutional clients through Bitnomial\u2019s clearing members, with retail access expected in the coming weeks via the company\u2019s Botanical platform. <\/p>\n<p>According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the contracts feature monthly expirations and settle in either US dollars or Aptos\u2019 native APT (<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/aptos-apt-price-index\">APT<\/a>) token, depending on the position. Monthly futures are standardized derivatives that allow traders to gain price exposure over a defined period without holding the underlying asset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitnomial-opens-us-regulated-futures-market-for-aptos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch expands Aptos\u2019 reach in CFTC-regulated derivatives markets and adds to Bitnomial\u2019s altcoin futures offerings as investor interest in altcoins grows. Chicago-based crypto exchange Bitnomial has launched monthly futures contracts tied to the Layer-1 blockchain Aptos\u2019 native token, expanding the availability of APT derivatives on regulated US markets. The contracts will be available to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":541682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-541681","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}