Roxom Launches Oil-BTC Perpetual Futures: Trade Oil Directly Against Bitcoin

Roxom has launched the first-ever Oil-BTC perpetual futures contract, allowing traders to take direct positions on crude oil priced in Bitcoin, removing the U.S. dollar entirely from the trade.

The new OIL-BTC contract lets users go long or short on West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil against Bitcoin, a pair that has not existed on traditional derivatives platforms. Until now, oil markets have been almost exclusively denominated in dollars or, more recently, stablecoins. Roxom’s model eliminates fiat as the intermediary, enabling traders to express a direct view on the oil-to-Bitcoin ratio.

The contract is structured to combine two of the most macro-sensitive assets into a single trade. Instead of managing separate positions across oil and Bitcoin markets, traders can now express that view in one instrument.

“The OIL-BTC perpetual lets you express a view on two of the most macro-sensitive assets on the planet in a single trade. Think oil’s going up and BTC’s going down? That’s one position now, not two. We built this because we believe the most interesting trades in the next decade won’t be dollar-denominated.”

– Luca Pagano, Head of Research at Roxom

Roxom’s contract is also designed to be more accessible than traditional oil futures markets. Each contract represents 10 barrels of oil, compared to the standard 1,000-barrel minimum in legacy futures markets. Traders can use Bitcoin as collateral and access up to 10× leverage, with the perpetual swap structure meaning the contract has no expiration date.

At current reference levels, approximately $98 per barrel for oil and $73,000 per Bitcoin, a single contract is valued at around 1,342,500 satoshis. This smaller sizing and Bitcoin-native margin system lowers the barrier to entry while maintaining the flexibility and capital efficiency expected in derivatives trading.

The launch expands Roxom’s growing suite of Bitcoin-denominated instruments, which includes Gold-BTC perpetual futures, US500-BTC, USDT-BTC, and a range of tokenized equities and fixed-income products, all settled in Bitcoin. The platform’s broader goal is to build a capital market where assets are priced, traded, and settled directly in BTC rather than routed through fiat systems.

For decades, global commodity markets have been priced through the U.S. dollar, forcing every trade to pass through fiat rails. The introduction of an Oil-BTC pair signals a shift toward alternative pricing benchmarks, where scarce digital capital can be traded directly against real-world commodities without relying on centralized monetary systems.

About Roxom

Roxom is the Bitcoin capital market, an exchange built for a Bitcoin-denominated world. It bridges traditional and Bitcoin-native finance through regulated, 24/7 infrastructure, creating the conditions for a more efficient and transparent financial system. 

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