Carbon, the on-chain prime broker for global markets, has officially opened public trading on 250+ Carbon TradFi markets spanning equities, indices, forex, and commodities. This launch makes Carbon the largest TradFi-native on-chain derivatives venue, combining these new markets with its existing 530+ crypto perpetuals and 150 24/7 real-world assets (RWAs) for a total of over 950 tradeable instruments in a single account.
Leveraging a solver architecture, Carbon hedges every position 1:1 at regulated TradFi venues off-chain while traders remain in self-custody. This design removes the cold-start problem by inheriting institutional depth at listing, eliminating the need for liquidity bootstrapping or per-market incentive programs. At launch, TradFi coverage includes 200 stocks across US, EU, and Asia markets, 62 forex pairs, 12 indices, and 8 commodities, with plans for an additional 150 listings. Carbon can list trending assets within a week, outpacing order-book venues due to its off-chain rails.
The platform also introduced the Carbon Liquidity Provider (CLP) vault, a delta-neutral yield product that funds the hedge behind trader flow. Modeled APY ranges from 20.3% to 57.1% depending on capital utilization. “This is what global markets look like when they finally arrive on-chain properly,” said Levy, Co-founder and CEO. David Garcia, Ecosystem Lead at the Arbitrum Foundation, highlighted the architecture’s ability to deliver deep liquidity while preserving self-custody, positioning Arbitrum as a hub for next-generation financial infrastructure.
