Ithaca Protocol 推出 Beta 平台，旨在为加密货币期权市场设立新标准

Ithaca 是一个可组合期权协议，由前高盛合伙人和 Amber Group 高管创立，并得到 Cumberland 和 Wintermute Ventures 的支持。

Crypto options protocol Ithaca Protocol has launched its live beta platform, aiming to set a new standard for crypto option markets.

加密期权协议 Ithaca Protocol 推出了实时测试平台，旨在为加密期权市场设立新标准。

Ithaca is a composable options protocol founded by an ex-Goldman Sachs partner and Amber Group executive. It is backed by Cumberland and Wintermute Ventures. Ithaca is the first options platform in the industry to offer executable prices across vanilla options, digital options, option strategies, forwards, and structured products, totaling over 250 prices across strikes and expiries.

Ithaca 是一个可组合期权协议，由前高盛合伙人兼 Amber Group 高管创立。它得到了 Cumberland 和 Wintermute Ventures 的支持。 Ithaca 是业内第一个提供涵盖普通期权、数字期权、期权策略、远期和结构性产品可执行价格的期权平台，共有超过 250 个履约价格和到期价格。

Ithaca’s key innovation lies in its auction based matching engine; more trades get filled for the same number of orders compared to a standard auction; users are empowered to tailor their exposure for any expected market move as well as desired scenario. For the first time across DeFi, CeFi, and TradFi, users can access advanced financial engineering functionality that was previously reserved for market makers, OTC and exotic desks. Off-chain matching, Arbitrum on-chain settlement and Axelar cross-chain bridging constitute Ithaca’s architecture foundational components.

伊萨卡的关键创新在于其基于拍卖的匹配引擎；与标准拍卖相比，相同数量的订单可以完成更多交易；用户有权根据任何预期的市场走势和所需的场景调整自己的风险敞口。用户首次可以通过 DeFi、CeFi 和 TradFi 访问以前为做市商、OTC 和外来交易台保留的高级金融工程功能。链下撮合、Arbitrum 链上结算和 Axelar 跨链桥接构成了 Ithaca 的架构基础组件。

The beta launch follows the completion of Ithaca’s Open Alpha phase and another step towards decentralization. Soon, on-chain actors will be able to verifiably spin up and run instances of key Ithaca risk-sharing ecosystem components, including the matching, collateral optimization, and VAR engines.

此次测试版的发布是在伊萨卡开放 Alpha 阶段完成之后进行的，也是迈向去中心化的又一步。很快，链上参与者将能够以可验证的方式启动和运行关键伊萨卡风险分担生态系统组件的实例，包括匹配、抵押品优化和 VAR 引擎。

“Today’s launch is a major milestone in our journey to transform the world of options and structured products, and with deeper liquidity now available over and above the financial engineering inherent in the Ithaca Matching Engine, more users will be able to execute on their ideas reliably,” a statement by Ithaca Protocol’s founding team reads.

“今天的发布是我们改变期权和结构性产品世界的旅程中的一个重要里程碑，除了伊萨卡匹配引擎固有的金融工程之外，现在还提供了更深的流动性，更多的用户将能够可靠地执行他们的想法”，伊萨卡协议创始团队在一份声明中写道。

“By enabling the emergence of a trust-minimized and disruptive ecosystem, we shall unlock new possibilities in risk sharing and empower users with unprecedented access to a broad range of risk sharing instruments.”

“通过实现信任最小化和颠覆性生态系统的出现，我们将释放风险分担的新可能性，并使用户能够前所未有地获得广泛的风险分担工具。”

To coincide with the beta launch, Ithaca Protocol is launching a formula-based airdrop program to incentivize liquidity, reward early adopters, and advance ecosystem development. Season One will conclude with an airdrop event. Participants can earn points by executing transactions, submitting orders, engaging on social media, and joining campaigns (subject to engaging with protocol actions).

为了配合测试版的发布，伊萨卡协议正在推出一项基于公式的空投计划，以激励流动性、奖励早期采用者并促进生态系统发展。第一季将以空投活动结束。参与者可以通过执行交易、提交订单、参与社交媒体和参加活动（取决于参与协议操作）来赚取积分。

Ithaca Protocol has raised $2.8 million to date, with Cumberland and Wintermute Ventures leading the pre-seed round in Q4 2023. Other participants include Room40, Andrew Keys, Ghaf Capital, Enjinstarter, Merit Circle, Tradedog, Axelar co-founder Georgios Vlachos, TenSquared managing partner Stan Miroshnik, Woodstock general partner Pranav Sharma, BFF managing partners Mansoor and Aly Madhavji, Existential VC managing partner Yoeri Krom, and angel investors Psycho, traderMayne, rookieXBT, and Dentoshi.

Ithaca Protocol 迄今已筹集 280 万美元，其中 Cumberland 和 Wintermute Ventures 在 2023 年第四季度领投了种子轮前融资。其他参与者包括 Room40、Andrew Keys、Ghaf Capital、Enjinstarter、Merit Circle、Tradedog、Axelar 联合创始人 Georgios Vlachos、TenSquared管理合伙人 Stan Miroshnik、Woodstock 普通合伙人 Pranav Sharma、BFF 管理合伙人 Mansoor 和 Aly Madhavji、Existential VC 管理合伙人 Yoeri Krom 以及天使投资人 Psycho、traderMayne、rookieXBT 和 Dentoshi。

About Ithaca Protocol

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Ithaca Protocol is a non-custodial composable options protocol. Its auction-based matching engine allows for more liquidity for a given number of orders; users are empowered to tailor their exposure to any expected market move and desired scenario. Ithaca levels the playing field by presenting everyone with direct access to risk sharing engineering with a few clicks.

伊萨卡协议是一种非托管可组合期权协议。其基于拍卖的匹配引擎可以为给定数量的订单提供更多的流动性；用户有权根据任何预期的市场走势和期望的情况调整自己的风险敞口。伊萨卡通过向每个人提供只需点击几下即可直接访问风险分担工程的方式来创造公平的竞争环境。