Rho Labs, built Rho Protocol, an on-chain, non-custodial interest rate futures and swaps market and launched it in November 2023. The venue, custom-built for rates derivatives, seeks to combine transparency and efficiency of zero-counterparty risk on-chain trading, where collateral and risk are managed entirely on the blockchain, with the familiar experience and accessibility of centralized exchanges.
Interest Rate Derivatives represent the largest asset class in traditional finance with over $500T in outstanding interest. Rho’s ultimate goal is to introduce this market to the advantages of on-chain trading while offering crypto traders the opportunity to trade the most prominent rates in the ecosystem, as enjoyed by participants of TradFi markets.