What’s next for Coinbase’s derivatives business? Luuk Strijers joins the @WuBlockchain Podcast to discuss the integration, a 50-60x improvement in matching engine latency, expansion into equity and commodity perpetuals, and institutional trading activity. Watch the full conversation 👇 @LStrijers

Coinbase Derivatives Head on Deribit Integration, Crypto Options, and What Comes Next Luuk explains why Deribit chose to join Coinbase, how its upgraded matching engine delivers 50–60x faster performance, and what the acquisition means for the exchange’s product roadmap. He also discusses the expansion into equity, commodity, and pre-IPO perpetual futures, where demand has exceeded expectations — and where it has fallen short. With limited fresh capital entering crypto options, Coinbase is focused on unlocking liquidity from existing institutional holdings, improving capital efficiency, and expanding access to U.S. traders. Looking ahead, Luuk sees a modest bullish bias in options positioning and futures markets, but little evidence of a strong directional consensus.

The first global trading competition on Coinbase. Starting Nov 4, with up to $2,000,000 in rewards. Plus, you may have the opportunity for a spot as a trader in our next in-person event 👀 You in? Register here ↓

What if crypto’s four-year cycle is no longer four years? Raoul Pal, OSF and Taiki joined us at @token2049 Singapore to discuss the next liquidity cycle, whether crypto’s four-year pattern still holds, and where traders are finding opportunities in options. ▶️

Anthropic has filed for a Nasdaq IPO under the proposed ticker $ANT. How will the filing reshape its pre-IPO valuation? The ANTH_USDC pre-IPO perpetual is available on Deribit, track it here:

A busy week ahead on the economic calendar 🗓️ US inflation takes center stage on Wednesday with CPI, followed by PPI and retail sales on Thursday. With several key releases packed into two days, traders may be watching for shifts in rate expectations and volatility.

🚨 New Equity & ETF Perpetuals. Coming to Deribit. On Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC, Deribit will launch the following USDC-settled equity perpetuals: CRWV • ORCL • SOXS • DELL • PLTR • SNXX Contract details: 🔹 Settlement: USDC 🔹 Full specs:

AI is moving to utility at incredible speed. What once required a billionaire’s chief of staff or assistant is becoming available to everyone: booking travel, handling delays, coordinating plans, and managing the digital parts of daily life. ▶️

US services growth cooled slightly in September, with ISM Services PMI at 54.9 vs. 55 expected. Attention now shifts to Wednesday’s FOMC minutes and Friday’s consumer sentiment print for the next read on the rates outlook. Add the Economic Calendar component to your trading UI ↓

Crypto Options Unplugged is back on tour. 🎙️ This time, we’re heading to @token2049 Singapore. We’ll be recording from Coinbase HQ atop Marina Bay Sands on Oct 7-8, with Arthur Hayes and guests from Franklin Templeton, Galaxy, Standard Chartered, Wintermute, GSR and more. See you in Singapore.

🚨 AVGO & KORU Perpetuals. Coming to Deribit On Monday, October 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC, Deribit will launch the following USDC-settled perpetual contracts: • AVGO_USDC, offering exposure to Broadcom Inc.  • KORU_USDC, offering exposure to the KORU MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETF

Where does value actually accrue in crypto? Santiago Roel Santos joins Imran and David to challenge the economics behind ETH, stablecoins, DeFi and tokenisation, while contrasting crypto's value capture with the AI investment boom. ↓

🚨 Migration Completed The Deribit and Coinbase International Exchange migration is complete, bringing clients and liquidity together on Trade spot, options, perpetuals and futures with deep liquidity across crypto, equity and pre-IPO markets - all in one place. Deribit. Always Open.

On October 1, Coinbase International Exchange will consolidate into Deribit as Coinbase’s single global derivatives venue. As part of this transition, Deribit will carry out a planned migration, including platform and infrastructure improvements, starting at 9:00 AM UTC. During the migration, all trading on Deribit will be temporarily unavailable. We'll share more updates here if the maintenance window changes.