Exchange overview
Deribit
Recorded facts for this trading venue, drawn from public sources.
Answer from public records
Is Deribit regulated?
Deribit does not have one universal regulatory status. VenueVeritas reviews regulatory records by legal entity, jurisdiction, and authorization scope.
Deribit FZE appears in a public record of Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (AE-DU-VARA) under identifier VL/23/12/002.
This evidence applies only to the specified entity, jurisdiction and authorized scope.
Official sources: Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Last checked: 2026-08-27
What this evidence does NOT mean
- A regulatory record attached to a named legal entity is not a global licence for the brand.
- Absence of a published record is not a finding that a venue is unregulated. Unknown remains unknown.
- Proof of Reserves is not a full financial audit and is not proof of solvency.
- Custody claims and evidence coverage are not a safety score or investment recommendation.
- VenueVeritas publishes verified public records only. Missing fields stay missing.
Crypto exchange regulation evidence directory · How we checked
Simple summary
What does VenueVeritas currently publish about this venue?
- VenueVeritas publishes a public evidence record for Deribit. Missing facts stay unknown; this page is not a ranking or recommendation.
- A verified legal relation is on file: Deribit FZE (Exchange operator). Brand name and legal entity are not treated as interchangeable.
- Deribit FZE appears in a public regulatory record of Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (AE-DU-VARA) under identifier VL/23/12/002. This record attaches to the named legal entity and jurisdiction, not automatically to the global brand.
- 4 confirmed product offering records are on file.
- At least one official-source conflict is recorded for Deribit; conflicting observations are retained without selecting a single resolved status.
- Structured custody claims are on file (1). Claims are published as stated under their documented scope and are not converted into a safety rating.
Key public record
- Publication status
- Ready with disclosure
- Research cycle
- Investigated — not a claim that every fact is on file
- How much info is available
- 6 / 7 coveredi
- Operating company
- Deribit FZE
- Registration / licence record
- VL/23/12/002 (AE-DU-VARA)
- Products confirmed
- 4 on file
- How assets are held
- 1 holding notes
- Latest reserve information
- Published (2022-12-13)
- Fee snapshot
- Official source not available
- Last checked
- Sep 13, 2026
Which operating company is mapped to Deribit?
Which legal entities are mapped to this venue in the public record?
Which legal entity is associated with Deribit?
On the public record VenueVeritas has reviewed, Deribit is associated with Deribit FZE (Exchange operator).
A brand name is not treated as interchangeable with a legal entity. This mapping is limited to the verified relation on file.
Official source (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority)
https://www.vara.ae/en/licenses-and-register/public-register/deribit-fze/
Verified on public record: 2026-08-25
Deribit FZE
- Role
- Exchange operator
- Country / region
- Not found
- Scope
- Mapped to this venue in the public record
- Last checked
- Aug 25, 2026
View official recordhttps://www.vara.ae/en/licenses-and-register/public-register/deribit-fze/
What registration or licence records are on file for Deribit?
Which regulatory instruments are on file for named legal entities — and at what scope?
Regulatory instruments attach to named legal entities and jurisdictions — not automatically to the global brand.
Crypto exchange regulation evidence directory
What regulatory records are on file for Deribit?
Deribit FZE appears in a public record of Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (AE-DU-VARA) under identifier VL/23/12/002.
This record attaches to the named legal entity and jurisdiction, not automatically to the global Deribit brand.
Official source (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority)
https://www.vara.ae/ar/licenses-and-register/public-register/deribit-fze/
Verified on public record: 2026-08-27
What is the VARA licence for Deribit FZE?
Deribit FZE is listed in a public register of Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (AE-DU-VARA) under identifier VL/23/12/002 (VASP Licence — Exchange Services (including Exchange Traded Derivative Services); Broker-Dealer Services).
This record applies to the named legal entity and jurisdiction; it should not be read as a global authorization for the Deribit brand.
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority / Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
https://www.vara.ae/ar/licenses-and-register/public-register/deribit-fze/
Verified on public record: 2026-08-27
Conflicting official records detected
Deribit FZE VARA register VL/23/12/002 shows conflicting official status wording across language versions of the public register.
- VARA public register (English): observed status wording “Active” (register VL/23/12/002)
- VARA public register (Arabic): observed status wording “Pending” (register VL/23/12/002)
Last checked: 2026-08-27. VenueVeritas does not select one language version as the sole current truth without human resolution.
Regulator-attributed statement
Deribit (official Insights announcement) (2026-08-27): From 1 September 2026 Deribit discontinues its public daily Proof of Reserves page due to wallet infrastructure changes in Coinbase integration; states client asset holding/protection approach is unchanged and VARA reserve/audit requirements remain.
https://insights.deribit.com/exchange-updates/deribit-to-discontinue-daily-proof-of-reserves-publication/
Deribit FZE — VL/23/12/002
Deribit FZE is listed in a public regulatory record of Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (AE-DU-VARA) under identifier VL/23/12/002. This authorization attaches to the named legal entity and jurisdiction — not automatically to the global brand.
- Instrument class
- License
- Instrument status
- Conflict — see official sources above
- Regulator
- Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
- Country / region
- AE-DU-VARA
- Register identifier
- VL/23/12/002
- Instrument label
- VASP Licence — Exchange Services (including Exchange Traded Derivative Services); Broker-Dealer Services
- Granted
- Not found
- Effective
- Not found
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
View official recordhttps://www.vara.ae/ar/licenses-and-register/public-register/deribit-fze/
Products
Which product offerings are confirmed in the public record?
- SpotOffered
View official recordhttps://docs.deribit.com/api-reference/market-data/list-instruments
- PerpetualsOffered
View official recordhttps://docs.deribit.com/api-reference/market-data/list-instruments
- Dated FuturesOffered
View official recordhttps://docs.deribit.com/api-reference/market-data/list-instruments
- OptionsOffered
View official recordhttps://docs.deribit.com/api-reference/market-data/list-instruments
How does Deribit say customer assets are held?
What does VenueVeritas confirm about custody? Claims are stated facts under documented scope — not a safety conclusion.
Notes on how assets are held are shown as stated by the source. Not a safety rating. Detail pages may also say Custody.
What does Deribit disclose about custody?
VenueVeritas has structured custody claims on file for Deribit. As stated in the reviewed sources:
Client asset title: client_retains_full_legal_title
These claims are published under their documented scope and are not converted into a safety rating.
Official source (Deribit FZE)
Verified on public record: 2026-08-27
Who holds customer assets at Deribit?
A published custody claim on file states: Client asset title — client_retains_full_legal_title.
This is a source-stated claim under documented scope, not a VenueVeritas safety conclusion.
Official source (Deribit FZE)
Verified on public record: 2026-08-27
Client asset title
client_retains_full_legal_title
- Operating company
- Venue-level record
- Scope
- Deribit FZE Membership Terms
- As of
- Aug 27, 2026
- Source
- Deribit FZE
View official recordhttps://support.deribit.com/hc/en-us/articles/25944532191645-Deribit-Exchange-Membership-Terms-Deribit-FZE
Does Deribit publish reserve data? (Also called Proof of Reserves / PoR in detail.)
Does this venue have a proof-of-reserves snapshot on file?
Reserve information (Proof of Reserves / PoR) is not, by itself, a full financial audit or proof of solvency.
Proof of Reserves evidence directory · What Proof of Reserves is not
Does Deribit publish proof of reserves?
VenueVeritas has a proof-of-reserves snapshot on file dated 2022-12-13. The snapshot records methodology “Merkle” and assets covered as “Selected assets”.
Proof of reserves is not equivalent to a full financial audit or proof of solvency.
Proof-of-reserves page (as reviewed)
https://insights.deribit.com/exchange-updates/proof-of-reserves-deribit/
Verified on public record: 2026-09-13
Latest snapshot on file: 2022-12-13
- Methodology
- Merkle
- Assets covered
- Selected assets
- Liabilities scope
- yes
- Reserve ratio
- Not found
- Attester
- Not found
- Third-party verification
- Not checked
Open official source ↗https://insights.deribit.com/exchange-updates/proof-of-reserves-deribit/
Fee records
What dated fee snapshots are on file?
What are Deribit's trading fees?
VenueVeritas does not currently publish a dated fee snapshot for Deribit.
Missing fee evidence is not an inferred fee schedule. Unknown remains unknown.
Official source not available
Security & operational record
Which confirmed security or operational events are published?
No structured incident record is currently published for this venue. This does not mean no incident has occurred.
What geographic restrictions are documented for Deribit?
Which geographic restrictions are confirmed in the public record?
Missing restriction rows do not mean unrestricted availability. Regional terms must not be read as global venue restrictions.
Is Deribit available in the United States?
VenueVeritas has a geographic restriction record on file for the United States (US): Venue-wide / Prohibited.
This is a published restriction record — typically from operator terms or a primary disclosure — not a determination of legality for every product, entity, or user type.
Which countries restrict Deribit?
Published restriction jurisdiction codes on file: CA, CD, CF, CU, GU, IQ, IR, JP, KP, LY, ML, MM, PA, PR, SD, SO, SS, SY, US, VI, WS, YE.
These rows are not a complete worldwide availability map. Regional terms must not be read as a global brand restriction, and missing codes do not mean the venue is available there.
22 confirmed restriction records on file.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Status | Product scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| CD | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| CF | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| CU | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| GU | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| IQ | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| IR | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| JP | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| KP | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| LY | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| ML | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| MM | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| PA | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| PR | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SD | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SO | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SS | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SY | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| US | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| VI | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| WS | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| YE | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
Open questions / unresolved records
Which material fields remain unresolved after research?
Fees — Primary source unavailable
Official Fees article exists but Cloudflare bot wall blocked primary fetch; rates not SAFE-applied from secondary index alone
Security operations — Researched — unresolved
No confirmed primary incident packaged
por — Researched — unresolved
Historical Merkle PoR methodology page (insights, first published era 2022-12-13) remains on file as historical record — STALE as current public reserve evidence. Official Deribit announcement (27 Aug 2026): daily Proof of Reserves page discontinued from 1 Sep 2026 during Coinbase wallet integration. No replacement public dated PoR snapshot packaged this pass. VARA-required reserve/audit obligations are not mapped as a public PoR snapshot row.
Official sources
6 source references (publisher + URL).
Deribit
Company disclosure
Open official source ↗https://docs.deribit.com/
Last checked: Aug 25, 2026
Deribit
Company disclosure
Open official source ↗https://docs.deribit.com/api-reference/market-data/list-instruments
Last checked: Aug 25, 2026
Deribit FZE
Company disclosure
Open official source ↗https://support.deribit.com/hc/en-us/articles/25944532191645-Deribit-Exchange-Membership-Terms-Deribit-FZE
Last checked: Aug 25, 2026
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Regulator
Open official source ↗https://www.vara.ae/en/licenses-and-register/public-register/deribit-fze/
Last checked: Aug 25, 2026
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Regulator
Open official source ↗https://www.vara.ae/ar/licenses-and-register/public-register/deribit-fze/
Last checked: Aug 27, 2026
Official source
Other public source
Open official source ↗https://insights.deribit.com/exchange-updates/proof-of-reserves-deribit/
Last checked: Sep 13, 2026
Alternatives
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Candidates selected by published evidence attributes — product, jurisdiction, custody, PoR and record completeness. Not ordered by affiliate payout.
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How we checked
Based on public information. Blank means not confirmed yet.
Last checked: Sep 13, 2026 · Last checked: Sep 13, 2026
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