Derive

Derive (DRV) is a decentralized protocol for onchain options, perpetual futures and structured products. It operates on Derive Chain, a permissionless smart contract platform that is an Ethereum rollup based on the OP stack.

The Derive DAO receives fees from protocol trading activity and from gas usage on the chain, and holders of the DRV token govern it. Trading fees are directed to an insurance fund meant to support the resilience of both the protocol and the rollup.

The protocol lets users pick between cross-collateral margin and scenario-based portfolio margin, with risk handled separately inside each subaccount. Larger trades with several legs can be quoted ahead of time and settled as one atomic package. Order matching takes place offchain and is reachable through HTTP and WebSocket APIs.

Derive Pro is an AI-driven app for experienced traders, built together with Messari. Its agent prepares transactions from stated market views and relies on smart contract wallets. ZKSecurity audited the core contracts of version 3, and every critical finding was resolved.