Solayer has announced the launch of the public testnet for Margin Trade, a new Solana‑native perpetual trading platform built to support unified margin across multiple asset classes, including crypto, commodities, and equities.
Developed by Solayer Labs team members alongside former traders from Citadel and Kraken, Margin Trade represents Solayer’s latest move into real‑time financial markets.
The platform introduces a single‑collateral system designed to support exposure to both digital assets and traditional market instruments within one onchain environment. A private testnet was released earlier to a select group of users and partners, with Solayer now onboarding traders from its waitlist and completing integrations and partnership programs ahead of wider access.
“Most perpetual futures trading infrastructure today remains siloed across separate markets and fragmented collateral account structures,” said Joshua Sum, Chief Product Officer at Solayer Labs. “Margin Trade is designed to bring capital efficiency, real‑time execution, and multi‑asset exposure into a unified environment that aligns with the vision of global financial markets.”
The public testnet rollout will be accompanied by technical explainers, market‑structure documentation, and product research outlining the platform’s design and execution architecture.
At launch, Margin Trade will offer access to crypto perpetual markets alongside commodity contracts covering Gold, Silver, and Oil. The platform also introduces the MT500, a synthetic index designed to provide broad U.S. equity market exposure.
Solayer plans to expand the product suite further with the addition of single‑stock equity instruments and volatility products as development continues. As part of the broader rollout, Solayer is preparing trading competitions, ranking features, and referral‑based incentive programs to support user engagement and ecosystem growth.
Margin Trade is positioned as a fully Solana‑native platform, leveraging Solayer’s hardware‑accelerated infrastructure to support low‑latency execution and scalable order processing. The launch follows Solayer’s recent initiatives, including Solayer Pay, its stablecoin payments product, and a $35 million ecosystem fund supporting high‑throughput onchain applications.
