Arcus Now Accepts Stock Tokens and WETH as Collateral for Perpetual Contracts

WHY IT MATTERS

In traditional finance, when you want to borrow money or trade with leverage, you typically need to put up some assets as a guarantee — this is called collateral. Think of it like a security deposit on an apartment. In decentralized finance (DeFi), the same concept applies: platforms require you to lock up crypto assets before you can open certain trading positions. Arcus is now letting users pledge more types of assets as that security deposit, including digital versions of stocks and a form of Ethereum called WETH. This matters because it gives traders more flexibility in what they can use as collateral, rather than being limited to just a few cryptocurrencies. It also shows how DeFi platforms are increasingly trying to bridge the gap between traditional stock markets and the crypto world.