SuperVega launches options trading in public beta on Starknet

SuperVega has launched its public beta on Starknet, bringing options trading to the layer-2 network and giving users a way to place directional bets on cryptocurrency prices. The platform allows traders to profit from hitting specific price targets on digital assets, a feature that slots neatly into Starknet’s broader push into derivatives infrastructure. Starknet already has Carmine Options serving as the primary options trading protocol on the network, offering European-style options on assets like ETH, STRK, and wBTC. What SuperVega is building SuperVega’s approach centers on letting users “profit from price targets on cryptocurrencies,” which suggests a structure closer to binary or target-based options rather than the traditional European-style contracts that Carmine already offers. The platform is currently in public beta. No specific metrics like total value locked, trading volume, or fee structures have been publicly disclosed. Starknet’s derivatives ambitions On May 12, 2026, the network saw the launch of strkBTC, a privacy-enhanced wrapped Bitcoin asset that leverages Starknet’s growing privacy infrastructure. That launch came alongside broader developments in the STRK20 ...