Peer-to-peer trading startup Variational raises $50 million for real-world perps in funding round led by Dragonfly
Variational, an onchain derivatives protocol, raised $50 million led by Dragonfly to expand perpetual futures on real-world assets like gold, oil, and copper. The Cayman Islands startup, which processed $200 billion in trading volume since 2025, aims to aggregate traditional and crypto liquidity for 100+ contracts with institutional-grade depth, positioning RWA perpetuals as DeFi's next major growth frontier.
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