Why Prediction Markets Moved from AMM to CLOB: The Polymarket Architecture Case Study
Key Takeaways Polymarket’s structural transition from an Automated Market Maker (AMM) to a Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) removed the mathematical ceiling on liquidity, driving monthly trading volume to $25.7 billion by March 2026, with yearly projections targeting $240 billion. AMMs structurally fail in prediction markets because one outcome token always goes to zero at […]
How to Trade Crude Oil Perpetual Futures: A Complete Guide to Crypto Commodity Perps
Key Takeaways Crude oil perpetuals let you trade long or short on WTI or Brent spot benchmarks without contract expirations, traditional brokers, or physical delivery. Positions are fully collateralized, margined, and settled in stablecoins (primarily USDT) under pairs like CL/USDT or OIL/USDT. To start trading, choose a crypto exchange offering commodity perps (CL/USDT or OIL/USDT), […]
Top 5 Perpetual Contracts by Performance in 2026: Open Interest, Volume, and Market Structure
Key Takeaways BTC-USDT and ETH-USDT anchor the global crypto derivatives market, controlling roughly 69% of aggregate perpetual open interest ($34.81B and $22.95B, respectively). Altcoin perpetuals are the growth story: XRP (+42.3%) and DOGE (+40.8%) posted the fastest weekly open interest growth, driven by ETF speculation and retail momentum. SOL-USDT is the third pillar of crypto […]
Why Most Tokenization Deals Die Before They Ever Launch
By David Kermaani, Director of Sales Americas, ChainUp Key Takeaways Tokenization deals fail on legal and accounting groundwork, not technology. RealT’s $140M collapse proved that. On the accounting side: no reconciliation process between the asset and its on-chain twin is the most common gap. On the legal side: undefined token rights, missing KYC/AML at issuance, […]
