CHICAGO, Feb. 4, 2026 — Bitnomial, Inc. (“Bitnomial”), a U.S. derivatives exchange firm that operates a CFTC-regulated designated contract market (DCM), has announced the launch of its Tezos (XTZ) U.S. Dollar futures—the first-ever XTZ futures product on a U.S. exchange—on Bitnomial Exchange, LLC as of February 4, 2026. This new contract offers institutional and retail traders a regulated platform for XTZ price discovery and risk management. Traders can deposit crypto or U.S. dollars as margin to execute trades.
“Tezos is a resilient, institutional-grade infrastructure, and now U.S. traders have a regulated derivatives market that matches this standard,” said Michael Dunn, President of Bitnomial Exchange, LLC. “Crypto-settled contracts provide traders with genuine price discovery through portfolio margining across their digital asset positions, and a CFTC-regulated futures market with six months of trading history meets a critical requirement under the SEC’s general listing standards for spot ETFs.”
“U.S.-regulated futures form the backbone of commodity markets. Their arrival for tez (XTZ) reflects Tezos’ growing maturity and enables sophisticated price discovery and risk transfer, supporting broader institutional participation,” said Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos.
Tezos is an open-source, self-upgrading blockchain built for long-term sustainability. Its on-chain governance allows stakeholders to roll out protocol upgrades without disruptive hard forks, ensuring applications remain stable while the network continues to grow faster and more capable. As the original proof-of-stake protocol, Tezos now features a sub-50ms latency EVM layer, a native data availability layer, and rollups to scale enterprise-grade applications. Since 2018, Tezos has processed hundreds of millions of transactions worth billions of dollars, powering tokenized finance, gaming, and digital ownership for a global community.
The launch of XTZ futures expands Bitnomial’s , which offers the widest exposure to digital asset derivatives in the U.S. based on the number of underlying assets available. Delivery-settled contracts listed on Bitnomial Exchange can be margined with digital assets, providing traders with enhanced capital efficiency compared to traditional cash-only margining.
XTZ futures are live for trading today for institutional and retail traders through , Bitnomial’s retail trading platform. Bitnomial plans to introduce XTZ perpetual futures and options in the future.
All Bitnomial futures contracts are offered by and subject to the rules of Bitnomial Exchange, LLC.
About Bitnomial, Inc.
Bitnomial, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, is a derivatives exchange company that owns and operates U.S. CFTC-regulated subsidiaries including an exchange (DCM), clearinghouse (DCO), and clearing brokerage (FCM). Bitnomial offers the first U.S. perpetuals, physical futures, and options on the Bitcoin Complex® (comprising BTC and Hashrate) and the Crypto Complex® (featuring the first-ever U.S. XRP, ADA, and USDC futures, among other assets).
About Tezos
Tezos is an open-source, energy-efficient blockchain designed to empower institutions, developers, and businesses while facilitating value transfer in a digital environment. It is built for the scalable deployment of decentralized applications. As one of the first Proof of Stake blockchains, Tezos is globally supported and valued for its strong governance, long-term upgradability, and smart contract capabilities. For more information about Tezos, visit .
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