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A 24/7 exchange for U.S. power, natural gas and compute. Trade perpetual swaps and dated futures from a single account, with near-instant T+0 settlement.

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AMA Recap: Testnet, Architecture, and the path to Energy Derivatives Onchain

Last week, Austin Durgee (CMO, Sphinx Protocol) hosted an AMA covering testnet mechanics, chain architecture, tokenomics, security design, and the regulatory path forward. What follows is a structured…

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What are Derivatives?

Derivatives are often perceived as complicated financial instruments, but their core function is straightforward: managing exposure to price. A derivative is a contract between two parties whose value…

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When the World Was on Fire and the Markets Were Closed

A weekend of escalating US-Israel strikes on Iran sent commodity prices lurching. Oil, gold, everything reacting to the threat of a wider war in one of the world's most critical energy regions. The ki…

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From margin traps to capital efficiency: rethinking collateral

Brent crude futures briefly traded above $70 per barrel in early February, with intraday highs around $70.7 per barrel...

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You already pay for energy volatility. It's time to trade it.

Every time you flip a light switch, fill up your car, or turn on the heat, you're participating in the largest commodity market on the planet. Oil, natural gas, electricity, coal... these aren't just …

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Your Broker Doesn't Want You Reading This

For decades, commodities trading has been the world's best-kept secret. Not because it's small (in fact, it's the biggest market in the world), but because access has been locked behind gatekeepers. Y…

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The Holiday Production Paradox: When Markets Don't Sleep But Exchanges Do

The Production Paradox happens when commodity producers make more product than ever before, but prices drop instead of rising. Producers are running at full capacity, yet they're earning less money pe…

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Why Commodities Trading is Going Decentralized

Commodities trading is moving to blockchain technology because traditional markets are expensive, slow, and inefficient. The shift isn't driven by hype. It's driven by genuine structural problems that…

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Why Sphinx Is Building a Custom Appchain

Most DeFi protocols take the easy route: deploy on an existing chain, plug into liquidity, and call it a day. Sphinx isn't doing that.​

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From the Ground to the Chain: The Journey of Commodities Trading

How we went from digging oil wells to trading them instantly on-chain.

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A New Era in Commodity Trading

For thousands of years, humanity has traded commodities: the raw materials that make civilization possible. Gold, oil, wheat, copper, coffee. These are the assets that power economies, feed population…

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