Derive Price

Market Stats
Name | Price | Price change(24h) | Market cap | Circulating Supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DRV Derive | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
DRV Derive
|
What is Derive (DRV)?
Derive is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that creates programmable onchain options, perpetual futures, and structured products. It is deployed and runs on the Derive Chain, an Ethereum rollup built using the OP stack that functions as a permissionless smart contract platform.
Derive distinguishes itself by offering institutional-grade, TradFi-level speed alongside a CEX-like trading experience entirely onchain. Key differentiating features include:
- Advanced Margining: Users can select between standard cross-collateral margin and scenario-based Portfolio Margin.
- Block RFQ: Support for requesting quotes on large or multi-leg trades and executing the package atomically.
- Low-Latency Orderbook: Features sub-millisecond offchain order matching with HTTP and WebSocket APIs, while retaining self-custody using zero-knowledge proofs verified on Ethereum L1.
- Cross-Asset Collateral: Traders can post diverse supported assets as collateral.
- AI-Powered Trading: In collaboration with Messari, the Derive Pro app utilizes an AI agent to turn market views into gasless, chainless, one-click transactions using smart contract wallets.
The DRV token serves central functions within the platform's ecosystem:
- Governance: DRV token holders govern the Derive DAO, which collects trading fees from the Derive Protocol as well as gas fees from the Derive Chain.
- Staking: Users have the ability to stake their DRV tokens directly within the ecosystem.
The DRV token can be used for ecosystem participation, including staking and taking part in governance decisions through Snapshot and the platform's governance portal. Furthermore, traders engage with the Derive ecosystem to trade onchain options, perpetuals, and spot assets, or access automated strategies via an AI-powered trading agent.
Derive aims to bridge the gap between centralized and decentralized trading environments. It addresses the need for institutional-grade, high-speed derivatives execution by combining low-latency, centralized-exchange-like performance with the self-custody and transparency of decentralized finance.
Derive achieves high performance and low latency through a hybrid architecture. It operates an offchain matching engine capable of sub-millisecond order matching paired with HTTP and WebSocket APIs, while settling transactions on the Derive Chain—an Ethereum layer-2 rollup built using the OP stack that verifies operations on Ethereum L1 using zero-knowledge proofs.
Derive is governed by the Derive DAO via DRV token holders. The DAO oversees protocol operations and earns protocol trading fees—which help support an insurance fund for protocol robustness—as well as gas fees generated by the Derive Chain. Governance participation takes place through Snapshot and dedicated governance portals according to the Derive official platform.
Last update:
Technical Analysis
Exclusive tools
Explore exclusive tools from SwissBorg to empower your journey to financial freedom.


