Rails launches "institutional-grade vault" on the Stellar network

PANews reported on February 3rd that, according to Cointelegraph, Rails, an institutional crypto derivatives provider, announced the launch of an "Institutional-Grade Vault" on the Stellar Network. This product allows brokers, fintech companies, and other intermediaries to access crypto perpetual contract trading through a single backend, with plans to launch options trading in the second quarter of 2026.

Rails CEO Satraj Bambra stated that its core design philosophy is to separate trade matching from fund custody. Client assets will be stored in an audited smart contract vault on Stellar, while Rails runs a centralized matching engine. Every 30 seconds, profit and loss, fee, and liability data will be submitted to the blockchain in Merkle root form for independent verification by institutions. This design aims to reduce counterparty risk and operational risk by isolating client collateral from market-making capital and company operating funds.