After several years of development, Deribit was launched in June 2016. John Jansen, the original founder, teamed up with Marius Jansen and our current CTO and started Deribit as a Bitcoin Futures and Options trading platform. At Deribit, we believe in the future of cryptocurrencies. It is our goal to continue to be at the forefront of the cryptocurrency derivatives market. We envision a future where cryptocurrencies are used by everyone and traded by millions. We are ready for the future, and so is our system.

John: "As an Options exchange you need to give market makers the possibility to add or edit hundreds or even thousands of orders in a second with minimum latency. It was a big challenge to create the basis for such a platform with direct market access via the web."

John is the architect of the exchange; driven by perfection and good is not enough. Heard about Bitcoin for the first time in the summer of 2012 and was immediately hooked. Started with trading crypto on several exchanges. Not much later in early 2014 he had the epiphany to create a cryptocurrency futures and options trading platform.

Deribit has been created as an answer to those in search of a professional fully dedicated cryptocurrencies futures and options trading platform. A service that can create a fully liquid marketplace with the same standards as a traditional derivatives market.