Arkham Intelligence plans to launch a derivatives exchange next month: report

Arkham Intelligence, the firm behind the blockchain data tracking platform Arkham Intel, intends to launch a crypto derivatives exchange in November, Bloomberg reports citing a person familiar with the matter.

The new derivatives exchange will attempt to compete with giants such as Binance for retail investors, but it will not be available for customers in the United States, Bloomberg adds. Arkham will also relocate its business and new derivatives exchange to the Dominican Republic from London and New York, and the company is in the process of obtaining the necessary free-trade zone license.

In July, Arkham CEO Miguel Morel said the firm would explore ways to monetize the platform sometime in 2024 but would keep core functions free.

Arkham remains one of the most popular crypto data and research platforms, having amassed nearly 84,000 new X followers between Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, according to The Block's Data Dashboard.

Arkham's native token ARKM saw an increase of 18% in the past day to trade at $1.53 as of 10:51 a.m. ET (14:51 UTC), according to The Block Prices.  

The Block reached out to Arkham Intelligence for comment.