Ripple Prime Expands DeFi Offering With Hyperliquid On-Chain Derivatives

Ripple announced on Wednesday, February 4, that its institutional prime brokerage platform, Ripple Prime, has added support for Hyperliquid, enabling professional clients to access decentralized derivatives liquidity directly on-chain while managing risk within a single brokerage framework.

The integration will enable institutions to cross-margin DeFi derivatives with other traditional asset classes, including digital assets, foreign exchange, fixed income, and cleared derivatives. 

The integration, according to the network, is intended to increase capital efficiency and reduce operational fragmentation for institutions operating in the DeFi space and the traditional space.

Ripple Strengthens Unified Acces to On-Chain Derivatives

With Hyperliquid now available, Ripple Prime users are able to engage in decentralized derivatives trading without having to isolate these positions in separate DeFi accounts. 

Rather, these positions are able to be managed in a consolidated manner, utilizing margin as well as centralized risk management, in a manner that is similar to institutional portfolio oversight.

With this, the network has indicated that it is able to allow institutions to efficiently use their capital while also providing them with visibility over their entire trading book. 

By utilizing on-chain liquidity in conjunction with a traditional prime brokerage model, Ripple Prime has indicated that it is able to reduce the operational barriers that have traditionally prevented institutions from engaging in decentralized derivatives trading.

Bridging Prime Brokerage and DeFi Markets

Ripple Prime is created as a way to connect traditional financial infrastructure and blockchain markets. However, the integration of Hyperliquid enhances the objective of Ripple Prime, as it incorporates derivatives liquidity in a way that is already familiar to institutional investors.

According to the leadership at the network, the move is a result of increased institutional interest in on-chain financial products, which can be accessed without compromise on governance, compliance, and risk management requirements. 

It has continued to position itself as a crypto prime brokerage service, along with other institutional players, due to increased demand for regulated access to decentralized markets.

Institutional Infrastructure and Regulatory Context

The Hyperliquid integration is also significant as institutions are increasingly looking for opportunities in the world of DeFi, considering the changing regulatory landscape for digital assets and their derivatives in major jurisdictions. 

Although there are new avenues for liquidity and yield for institutions in the world of decentralized finance, they are looking for a controlled environment.

Through the integration of on-chain derivatives access and traditional prime brokerage standards, Ripple Prime is seeking to facilitate institutional adoption of DeFi and maintain the operational standards required by institutional players.

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