Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced plans in late October 2026 to deploy HIP-3* perpetual futures markets through its Bitnomial subsidiary using NinjaTrader Clearing as the Futures Commission Merchant

The venues where digital assets trade, from Coinbase and Binance to decentralized protocols, with their listings, licenses, custody and failures.

Futures, options, and perpetual swaps tied to digital-asset prices, letting traders hedge or lever positions and often dwarfing spot volumes.