Bitnomial expands crypto margin options, adds RLUSD and XRP for traders

Bitnomial, a Chicago-based derivatives exchange regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has announced support for Ripple USD as margin collateral and expanded support for the XRP cryptocurrency.

Summary

• Bitnomial has added support for RLUSD and XRP as margin collateral
• The platform is the first U.S. regulated exchange to accept stablecoins as margin collateral.
• Existing support includes Bitcoin and Ethereum.

On Nov. 4, 2025, Bitnomial announced that its derivatives clearing organization, a regulated platform that accepts digital assets as native margin collateral, had added Ripple USD (RLUSD) as margin collateral.

The platform has now become the first regulated exchange in the U.S. to accept stablecoins for margin collateral. Its crypto expansion also now includes XRP (XRP) for margin deposits.

Bitnomial XRP and RLUSD milestones

The launch of RLUSD and XRP deposits comes a few weeks after the exchange unveiled margin deposits with cryptocurrencies.

Notably, the firm’s milestone brings the Ripple stablecoin and native cryptocurrency to institutional clients across perpetuals, futures, and options.

Hoersten shared the sentiment while at the Ripple Swell conference in New York.

According to him, the support of both RLUSD and XRP extends the partnership the derivatives platform has with Ripple. The move adds to Bitnomial’s overall quest to bring capital-efficient derivatives infrastructure to customers in the U.S. market.

While the institutional offering is available via Bitnomial Exchange, retail access will be via Botanical, the platform’s trading venue for retail traders.

RLUSD and XRP support for margin collateral adds to Bitnomial’s offering of Bitcoin and Ethereum margin deposits.