Former FTX US President Brett Harrison to Launch Perpetuals Exchange

Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX US, the United States-based arm of the infamous FTX exchange led by Sam Bankman-Fried, has announced the launch of Architect, a perpetual derivatives exchange.Architect’s AX exchange allows users to trade perpetual futures on traditional assets, such as stocks, indices, interest rates, and commodities, on a centralized, regulated platform. Perpetual futures for traditional finance assets have been a hot topic in 2025, with centralized and decentralized venues such as Robinhood and Hyperliquid racing to dominate the space and attract new users.To continue reading this as well as other DeFi and Web3 news, visit us at thedefiant.io