Crypto29 July, 20262 min read
Binance Launches USDT-Settled Gold And Silver Options Through Abu Dhabi’s Nest Exchange Limited
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Binance launches USDT-settled European-style options on gold and silver through Nest Exchange Limited. Contracts listed on Nest Exchange Limited, ADGM-regulated.
Gold and Silver Options
Binance launched USDT-settled options on gold and silver through its Abu Dhabi-regulated exchange, Nest Exchange Limited, expanding its lineup of traditional financial products alongside cryptocurrencies. The contracts are listed through Nest Exchange Limited, Binance’s Abu Dhabi Global Market-regulated Recognized Investment Exchange (ADGM), and the options let traders gain exposure to movements in gold and silver prices without taking delivery of the underlying metals.
Cointelegraph said the new commodity options let traders gain exposure to gold and silver prices through Binance’s Abu Dhabi-regulated exchange, with retail users only able to buy options. Binance said restricting retail users to buying options limits downside risk to the premium paid, while eligible institutional users and liquidity providers can also write contracts, and the launch builds on Binance’s gold and silver perpetual futures introduced in January.
Who Can Trade What
CoinDesk said Binance is launching European-style options on gold and silver, settled in USDT through its Nest Exchange, regulated by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), after strong demand for perpetual futures on the metals. CoinDesk added that retail traders can buy call and put options but are prohibited from writing options, thereby limiting their risk to the premium paid.
Cointribune reported that Binance’s new options are accessible via Nest Exchange Limited and that Shunyet Jan, head of exchange and trading at Binance, said the decision directly responds to investor interest since the beginning of the year. Cointribune also quoted a Binance representative saying gold contracts recorded a daily record volume of 7.77 billion dollars, while silver reached a peak of 7.27 billion dollars.
Tokenized Bullion Context
TradingView linked the options launch to a broader push for commodity-linked crypto products, noting that while Binance offers derivatives tied to gold and silver prices, companies such as Tether and Paxos have focused on tokenizing physical bullion. TradingView said Tether’s XAUt, which represents one troy ounce of gold stored in Swiss vaults, recently received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors, and it added that ADGM recognized XAUt as an accepted spot commodity earlier this month.
TradingView also cited RWA.xyz, saying the tokenized commodities sector has grown to about $4.56 billion in distributed value, with Tether Gold and Paxos Gold accounting for more than 90% of the market. The Cryptonomist described Binance’s commodity options as European-style and settled in USDT through Nest Exchange Limited, and it quoted Shunyet Jan saying, "With gold hitting record highs and investors seeking inflation hedges outside traditional equities, Binance’s commodity options offer users additional compliant, crypto-native ways to diversify without leaving the platform."