Chicago-based Bitnomial Inc. said its clearing subsidiary has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to clear fully collateralized swaps. The decision opens the door for the company to support regulated prediction markets in the United States and strengthens its position in compliant derivatives infrastructure.
The approved entity, Bitnomial Clearinghouse LLC, can now extend its clearing capabilities beyond its existing derivatives lineup to include prediction market-related activity. According to the company, this makes Bitnomial the only domestic U.S. exchange and clearinghouse offering perpetuals, futures, options, leveraged spot, and prediction markets under a single regulatory framework and unified liquidity pool.
Unified margin and settlement infrastructure stands out
Bitnomial said the structure is designed not only for its own venue but also for outside prediction market operators. The company noted that partners may gain access to collateral mobility across U.S. dollars and crypto, as well as the same margin and settlement infrastructure used across Bitnomial’s broader derivatives complex, subject to each partner’s regulatory approvals.
Strategically, Bitnomial is positioning itself as a neutral infrastructure provider rather than a direct retail competitor to other prediction market platforms. That approach suggests the firm wants to build the back-end clearing network for the sector while allowing third-party operators to focus on distribution and user-facing products.
Initial focus will be crypto and economic events
Michael Dunn, president of Bitnomial Exchange and Clearinghouse, said prediction markets represent the next frontier for regulated derivatives, adding that no other U.S. venue currently combines trading, clearing, and margin in this way. The company said its initial prediction market offering will focus on crypto-related and economic events, complementing its existing Bitcoin Complex and Crypto Complex products.
In practice, that means market participants may be able to take exposure to outcomes linked to token price movements and macroeconomic indicators while managing risk across products within a single framework. For the U.S. crypto derivatives market, the approval is notable not only because it enables a new regulated product category, but also because it signals that prediction markets are moving further into formalized, cleared, and infrastructure-driven market structures.