Alternative Derivatives Exchange (ADE Bahamas) is fully regulated by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB), with formal authorisations granted under both theDigital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act, 2024 (DARE) and the Financial and Corporate Services Providers Act, 2020 (FCSP). This comprehensive dual-framework approval enables ADE Bahamas Ltd to operate as a fully licensed digital asset exchange, clearing house, and digital central securities depository (DCSD).
Our clearinghouse, Clear Chain, operates within this same regulatory framework, authorised to provide real-time clearing and settlement services across spot and derivative markets. Clear Chain also manages the tokenisation of assets and supports ADE's infrastructure as a fully regulated Central Counterparty (CCP), operating under SCB supervision.
Under these licences, ADE is permitted to list, trade, and clear a broad range of financial instruments, including:
- Deliverable crypto futures (e.g., BTC, ETH),
- Spot digital assets and stablecoins,
- Deliverable FX futures and spot FX,
- Deliverable carbon offset instruments, such as Australian ACCUs,
- Primary-listed carbon credits,
- Deliverable freight capacity futures (e.g., 40ft containers),
- Deliverable hash rate futures, and
- Cash-settled climate futures, based on environmental variables such as temperature, wind, and rainfall.
These approvals confirm ADE's standing as a fully authorised and compliant multi-asset venue under Bahamian law. There are no legal impediments to our launch or ongoing operations, and the Securities Commission has issued formal no-objection letters supporting all specified regulated activities.
At ADE, regulatory integrity and transparency are fundamental. We engage closely with the SCB and uphold rigorous compliance standards, embedding regulatory best practice into every layer of our exchange and clearing architecture. Our policies are continuously reviewed and refined to remain at the forefront of evolving financial market standards.