The product is unavailable to residents of the U.S., UK, Canada and Japan, as well as France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Malta, among other excluded jurisdictions. Access also depends on account eligibility and verification status.
The expansion follows Blockchain.com’s April 21 rollout of perpetual futures powered by Hyperliquid within its non-custodial DeFi wallet. Those contracts offer leverage without a fixed expiry; the new options sit in the Trading Account and expire on a set date.
Separately, the company said Oct. 13 it had applied for U.S. derivatives and prediction-market permissions, as The Defiant previously reported.
A Payout Is Not Necessarily a Profit
The options interface asks buyers to choose a direction, target price, expiry and spending amount. Calls pay out when the settlement price finishes above the contract’s strike price; puts pay out when it finishes below. The actual strike may differ from the target price the user selects.
The minimum premium is $5, plus applicable fees. Blockchain.com charges an upfront premium fee and a settlement fee only when the gross payout exceeds the premium. The latter is calculated on that excess. The quoted premium also includes a spread or mark-up that is not displayed as a separate fee.
Payouts are credited automatically in $USDC to the Trading Account after expiry. A contract can generate a payout and still leave the buyer with a loss if the proceeds do not cover the premium and fees.
