Ostium Launches U.S. Stock Perpetual Contracts on Arbitrum Using Nasdaq Official Data on May 19

According to BlockBeats, on May 19, Ostium, a DeFi perpetual futures platform built on Arbitrum, became the first on-chain trading platform to integrate Nasdaq's official data source and offer perpetual contracts on individual U.S. stocks. Users can trade stock-linked contracts directly from crypto wallets with 24/7 market exposure and instant settlement.

Since launching in 2024, Ostium has accumulated over $50 billion in trading volume and attracted more than 26,000 users. Current open interest on the platform stands at approximately $91.6 million, with stock perpetual contracts now accounting for nearly 20% of the RWA perpetual market trading volume.