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Deribit already hosted $39.26 billion, or 96.6%, of the $40.65 billion in venue-level derivatives open interest displayed on Coinbase's combined derivatives dashboard as of Sept. 1 at 15:42 UTC, eight days before the scheduled Sept. 9 migration of institutional positions from Coinbase International Exchange.
The Coinbase Derivatives venue accounted for $1.17 billion, or 2.9%, and Coinbase International Exchange held $226.98 million, or 0.6%. The Sept. 9 transfer covers that International Exchange book, the associated client accounts, and the trading infrastructure; the $39.26 billion already at Deribit stays where it is. Coinbase has flagged the date as contingent on client readiness and regulatory approvals.
Why it matters
The cutover concentrates trading execution on Deribit while custody, brokerage, and counterparty exposure stay split by client type and jurisdiction. International Exchange clients move under Coinbase Bermuda Limited as broker and custodian routing to Deribit; dual-venue clients keep Coinbase Bermuda as custodian but trade directly with Deribit FZE; some third-party custody clients shift to Deribit Panama, identified in Coinbase entity disclosures as DRB Panama, Inc. Execution converges on one venue, the legal stack does not.
A CFTC staff no-action letter dated May 29 lets Coinbase Financial Markets, a registered futures commission merchant, post eligible customer-owned digital commodities and payment stablecoins through Coinbase Bermuda to Deribit FZE for foreign-futures and foreign-options margin under a right of re-use, subject to nine conditions including common ownership, a Part 30 acknowledgment-style filing, customer access to Deribit audits and SOC 2 reports, consolidated risk and information-security controls, and a criminal-disqualification bar across the affiliates.
Market impact
For institutional traders the mechanical shift is real even though the notional is small.
Frequently asked questions
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What share of Coinbase's derivatives open interest is already on Deribit?
As of 15:42 UTC on Sept. 1, Deribit held $39.26 billion, or 96.6%, of the $40.65 billion in venue-level open interest on Coinbase's combined derivatives dashboard.
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What actually migrates on Sept. 9?
Coinbase International Exchange's $226.98 million institutional book, client accounts, and trading infrastructure move to Deribit. The $39.26 billion already on Deribit stays in place, and the date remains subject to client readiness and regulatory approvals.
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How do settlement and funding mechanics change after the cutover?
International Exchange perpetuals settle every five minutes and fund hourly with no clamp; Deribit perpetuals settle once daily at 08:00 UTC and accrue funding continuously on an eight-hour rate, with a damper zeroing funding within 0.025% of the index and caps of 0.5% for BTC, 1% for ETH, and 5% for USDC and USDT…
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What does the CFTC no-action letter let Coinbase Financial Markets do?
The May 29 staff letter lets the registered FCM post eligible customer digital commodities and stablecoins through Coinbase Bermuda to Deribit FZE for foreign-futures and foreign-options margin under a right of re-use, subject to nine conditions including common ownership and a Part 30 acknowledgment-style filing.
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Will International Exchange APIs keep working after Sept. 9?
No. International Exchange APIs stop supporting trading after Sept. 9 and clients need new Deribit REST, WebSocket, FIX, or SBE credentials. Historical order and trade data is expected to remain available for roughly 12 months.
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