Perpetuals.com revolutionizes the derivatives market with artificial intelligence

A group of veteran digital trading experts has introduced an innovative solution to transform the derivatives market. Perpetuals.com (PDC), backed by cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology, has just been listed on Nasdaq following the acquisition of Perpetual Markets Ltd. by Earlyworks Co. The platform represents a significant shift in how modern derivatives markets operate, integrating 24/7 automatic settlement systems and blockchain-based clearing to ensure transparency and security.

The birth of this innovative proposal in the derivatives market is closely linked to one of the most disruptive events in the cryptocurrency industry. Patrick Gruhn and Robin Matzke, co-founders of Digital Assets (a Zurich-based company), saw their operation acquired by Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX in 2021 and transformed into FTX EU. After the collapse of the parent company, both entrepreneurs were able to repurchase the remaining assets through a complex legal process, allowing them to turn that turbulent chapter into a transformative opportunity.

From the FTX crisis to innovation in the derivatives market

The recovery of FTX EU assets was crucial for the development of Perpetuals, Gruhn explained in an interview. The real asset turned out to be something unexpected: an extraordinarily valuable set of data on retail trading behavior. “Before the corporate merger, we developed an artificial intelligence system trained using one of the largest datasets ever collected on retail trading behavior, analyzing over 10 million individual histories across multiple major exchanges,” Gruhn stated.

This vast amount of information enabled the creation of a sophisticated algorithm that identifies deep patterns in the collective market sentiment. The system can calculate the probability of profit or loss for individual traders, providing valuable insights for product issuers such as option creators and market makers seeking to optimize their hedging strategies.

An algorithm designed to protect retail users

The explicit goal behind Perpetuals is ambitious: to create superior alternatives to Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and perpetual futures markets, which have historically been regulated restrictively and often unfairly toward retail participants. Gruhn envisions Perpetuals as the catalyst for a transformation in the derivatives market, offering improved products through artificial intelligence that protect retail investors from losses in historically predatory trading environments.

The proposal is clear: to use the same data FTX collected to train a system that now works in favor of individual traders. Market participants can employ this algorithm to create innovative products that distribute risk more equitably, moving away from the traditional model where small investors bear most of the unfavorable exposure.

Regulated transparency in the derivatives market

Perpetuals incorporates regulated automatic settlement technology that operates continuously, allowing users to have automatic settlements every seven days or upon reaching certain thresholds. The use of blockchain guarantees that all transactions are verifiable and immutable, reducing the possibility of manipulation or fraud that has characterized traditional derivatives markets.

The integration of this infrastructure into the derivatives market represents a paradigm shift. Instead of relying on centralized intermediaries that may have conflicting incentives, the platform operates with transparent and verifiable rules, enabling both product issuers and individual traders to participate in a more equitable environment.

With this new solution, Perpetuals.com demonstrates that it is possible to apply lessons learned from past crises to build solutions that strengthen trust in the global derivatives market.