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Brett Harrison Launches AX, a Bermuda-Regulated Exchange for Perpetual Futures on Traditional Assets

The venue opens to institutions first, offering 24/7 trading with fiat or stablecoin collateral.

Overview

  • Architect says AX has approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority under the Investment Business Act and Digital Asset Business Act.
  • Perpetual contracts span foreign exchange, single stocks, ETFs, stock indexes, interest rates, metals, and energy.
  • Architect is raising a Series A and has secured about $17 million from investors including Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and Anthony Scaramucci’s SALT Fund.
  • AX integrates Connamara Technologies for matching, supports portfolio margining across asset classes, and uses central clearing with an anonymous order book and independent benchmarks.
  • Access is currently limited to hedge funds, family offices, and market makers, with a waitlist for individual traders, and Harrison previously left FTX US in September 2022.