What Brightpool Finance does

Brightpool Finance operates a DeFAI (Decentralized Finance + AI) trading protocol developed by Solution One Hedge Fund and Dark Pool One, and governed by Brightpool Foundation MTÜ, an Estonian non-profit association (registry no. 80593310). The protocol combines options-style trading mechanics with an AI-driven pricing engine called BS.AI®, which uses a modified Black-Scholes model enhanced by a machine-learning volatility algorithm that continuously learns from on-chain activity. BS.AI® acts as a market maker intermediary (Buyers ⇄ BS.AI® ⇄ Sellers), eliminating the need for direct counterparty matching.

The protocol's product surface includes a direct-to-consumer trading platform (currently invite-only), the $BRIX utility token (enabling price locking from 1 hour to 1 month, super stop-losses, and limit-order rewards of 110 BRIX for 1 ETH held 24 hours), the $BRI governance token (with a Traffic Rate mechanism allowing holders to boost rewards up to 30%), Magical DeFAI NFTs (dNFTs) with frozen ETH historical prices, and a B2B white-label API offering for centralized exchanges, wallets, and trading platforms. Revenue mechanics are built on the Brightpool Liquidity Pool, which pays order premiums, CEX commissions, and BS.AI® subscription and success fees; the protocol also commits 4% of transaction profits to $BRI token buybacks and burns.

The go-to-market combines product-led growth on the retail side (invite-only, freemium minting of $BRIX, halving-driven reward decay of 20% per cycle) with a B2B channel targeting CEX partners, supported by security audits from Zokyo (February 2024) and CertiK, and $BRI token listings on Gate.io and MEXC. The platform serves retail crypto traders seeking price-freezing and leverage-without-liquidation features, centralized exchanges seeking turnkey options infrastructure, and small individual investors represented through the Bright Foundation's governance structure.

Name

Brightpool Finance

Legal name

Brightpool Foundation MTÜ

Website

https://brightpool.finance

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brightpool Finance is a DeFAI (DeFi + AI) trading protocol that uses a modified Black-Scholes pricing engine called BS.AI® to offer crypto options-style trading, price freezing, and limit-order rewards to retail traders, while white-labeling the technology to centralized exchanges via API.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Crypto Trading Platform

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Chain Limit Orders & Algorithmic Execution (FSADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Liquidity Management & Market-Making Protocols (FSADAMAH), DEX Aggregation & On-Chain Execution (routing, RFQ, intent-based trading) (FSAPAEAD)

Keywords

• Decentralized finance platform
• Crypto options trading
• AI market maker
• White-label DeFi solutions
• Price-locked derivatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Limit Order Rewards: Users earn $BRIX tokens by placing limit orders. Rewards are funded from the Brightpool Liquidity Pool. The protocol pays 110 BRIX for a limit order of 1 ETH for 24 hours.
2. B2B Subscription and Success Fees: BS.AI module receives compensation from the Brightpool Liquidity Pool based on subscription fees and success fees for pricing services provided to CEX partners.
3. $BRI Token Buybacks and Burns: 4% of profits collected from transactions are guaranteed to be used for $BRI tokens buybacks and burns.
4. CEX Commissions: Centralized exchanges earn commissions (CEX fees) for every issued order. Commissions are funded by the Brightpool Liquidity Pool.
5. In-the-Money Options Profit: The Brightpool Liquidity Pool generates profit from user-issued orders (options) expiring 'in the money.'

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Brightpool Finance is a DeFAI (Decentralized Finance + AI) decentralized exchange protocol that lets users freeze trading prices for 1 hour to 1 month and trade with high leverage without liquidation risk. The platform's core engine is BS.AI®, an AI-driven market maker that dynamically prices crypto options using a modified Black-Scholes model enhanced by machine learning, eliminating the need for direct counterparty matching. Users earn the $BRIX utility token as compensation for placing limit orders, and Brightpool also offers white-labeled API solutions to centralized exchanges, wallets, and trading platforms.

Product overview

Brightpool Finance operates as a unified DeFAI (DeFi + AI) platform with multiple interconnected products. The core offering is the DeFAI Trading Platform, powered by the proprietary BS.AI® AI-driven pricing module that uses a modified Black-Scholes model with machine learning for real-time option pricing. The ecosystem includes $BRIX (utility token for price locking and rewards), $BRI (governance token), Magical DeFAI NFTs, and B2B white-label solutions for enterprise partners. The BS.AI® acts as the intelligent core, dynamically pricing assets and eliminating counterparty matching, while the BRIX token powers user-facing features like price freezing and limit order rewards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• $BRIX: The world's first crypto that gives you the power to freeze trading prices and earn by placing limit orders. Native utility token of the Brightpool protocol.
• $BRI
• BS.AI®
• dNFTs
• Dark Pool One

Products and services

• DeFAI Trading Platform
• BS.AI®
• $BRIX Token
• $BRI Governance Token
• Magical DeFAI NFTs (dNFTs)
• B2B White-Label DeFAI Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• 334.3% APR on $BRIX minting
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• CertiKmajorTechnology or IntegrationBlockchain security auditing firm that has audited Brightpool Finance. Listed as a trusted partner in the ecosystem.
• ZokyomajorTechnology or IntegrationBlockchain security and auditing firm. Zokyo audit report dated February 3, 2024 is referenced on the website.
• Solution One Hedge FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped Brightpool protocol. Bloomberg Ticker: AMSOL1C:NA. Key strategic partner responsible for protocol development and technical architecture.
• Dark Pool OnecoreTechnology or IntegrationBlockchain Software House that developed Brightpool alongside Solution One Hedge Fund. Listed as the software development partner.
• Bright FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstonian Foundation dedicated to promoting DeFi and supporting individual investors. The foundation is the Service Provider and legal entity behind Brightpool. Governs the Brightpool DAO.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ribbon Finance: Structured products / options vaults protocol that wraps DeFi options strategies into auto-managed vaults. Comparable to Brightpool on the structured-yield / vault layer and the AI-driven simplification narrative aimed at retail.
• Lyra Finance: On-chain options protocol using a variant of Black-Scholes pricing with an AMM-style liquidity pool. Directly comparable as both a DeFi options venue with algorithmic pricing, a reward-style liquidity model, and similar retail-trader positioning.
• Hegic: On-chain options protocol using a single liquidity pool that takes the opposite side of every trade. Directly comparable to Brightpool's pool-as-counterparty architecture and the LP-funded reward model.
• Dopex: Decentralized options protocol with a liquidity-pool and rebate model (Option Vaults) and a dual-token design ($DPX/$rDPX). Closely comparable to Brightpool on the options-mechanic, dual-token economics, and B2B extension via SSOVs.
• GMX: Decentralized perpetual-futures DEX that uses a GLP liquidity pool as the counterparty and shares trading fees with LPs. Comparable to Brightpool on the pool-as-counterparty economics and the 'pay LPs' angle that drives deep liquidity.
• dYdX: Leading order-book-based decentralized perpetuals and derivatives exchange with on-chain limit orders. Comparable to Brightpool on the on-chain limit-order GTM and the AI-enhanced order execution ambition.
• Premia: Decentralized options market with a peer-to-pool order book model and a Black-Scholes-based pricing engine. Closely comparable to Brightpool on pricing methodology and on-chain order matching mechanics.

Broad incumbents

• Deribit: Largest centralized crypto options exchange. Comparable as a reference for the institutional options-trading and Black-Scholes-pricing world that Brightpool's BS.AI® model is adapted from.
• 0x: DEX aggregation and on-chain execution infrastructure (routing, RFQ) used by wallets and exchanges. Comparable to Brightpool on the B2B 'infrastructure-for-exchanges' white-label API model and the on-chain execution layer.
• Uniswap: Largest on-chain AMM DEX. Comparable to Brightpool as the dominant DEX alternative where the same retail crypto-trader customer could otherwise deploy capital, and as a benchmark for DEX liquidity and distribution scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BrightpoolX
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brightpool-finance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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