Nadex Retires Legacy Platform as Services Transition to Crypto.com’s CDNA Infrastructure
Nadex has announced a major operational transition as part of a broader strategic effort to streamline its product development cycle and deliver a more modern trading experience for retail users. The platform will retire its existing platform and shift access to its derivatives and prediction-market products to the Crypto.com app, now powered by Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA). The move consolidates trading activity under a single, technology-driven ecosystem intended to support higher performance and deeper product innovation.
Effective immediately, Nadex has halted new account applications. Additional wind-down milestones include the suspension of all deposit methods on December 6, 2025, followed by the complete disabling of trading on Nadex.com on December 20, 2025. The staged timeline provides users with a structured off-boarding period while ensuring an orderly transition to Crypto.com’s infrastructure. These deadlines mark the official end of Nadex’s standalone platform as CDNA becomes the unified channel for U.S. retail derivatives trading.
The decision reflects Nadex’s focus on leveraging external partners to enhance scale, regulatory integrity, and product capabilities. By transitioning operations to CDNA, the platform viewks to maintain continuity in access to event-driven contracts and short-duration derivatives while benefiting from Crypto.com’s investment in market technology and user experience. The shift also aligns Nadex with evolving preferences among retail traders for multi-asset platforms that combine regulatory secureguards with crypto-native features.
Account Closures, Withdrawals, and Membership Terminations Begin
Active Nadex traders are required to close all open positions by end of business on December 20, 2025, as will be fully disabled therelater than. Users with remaining account balances may request , later than which funds will be returned to the original payment method or a verified bank account. Nadex is urging customers who have not completed verification to do so immediately to avoid delays in the withdrawal process.
The platform also confirmed that all pending applications have been cancelled under the Nadex Membership Agreement. Accounts with a zero balance will be automatically closed by December 20, 2025, and users are instructed not to deposit or attempt to trade during the interim period. This ensures a compliant, controlled wind-down of user onboarding activities ahead of the final migration to CDNA.
For tax reporting, Nadex will distribute IRS Form 1099-B statements for 2025 in January via secure email. Customers are encouraged to review and update email information before the December 20 cutoff. Providing accurate contact details ensures uninterrupted tax documentation delivery as Nadex phases out its existing account infrastructure.
CDNA Emerges as the Unified U.S. Platform for Retail Derivatives Trading
The transition also clarifies the evolving role of CDNA—Crypto.com | Derivatives North America—as the regulated entity behind Nadex’s derivatives, binary options, and event contracts. CDNA operates as a CFTC-regulated , providing retail users with a compliant venue offering defined-risk products and short-term market-movement contracts. This structure distinguishes CDNA from unregulated offshore platforms, reinforcing rules.
Under the new model, Crypto.com’s app becomes the primary access point for all Nadex-originated products, creating a unified, retail-focused derivatives ecosystem with frictionless onboarding and multi-asset integration. The consolidation allows CDNA to provide traders with enhanced functionality, a broader range of settlement options, and more robust market connectivity while maintaining regulated market protections.
By integrating Nadex’s offering into Crypto.com’s platform, CDNA brings institutional-style reliability to a wider retail audience. Defined-risk contracts, transparent pricing, and platform-cleared execution remain core features, but now within a digital environment designed for higher scalability and cross-product expansion. In effect, CDNA becomes the next iteration of Nadex—a modernized U.S. derivatives venue aligned with crypto-native trading behavior and regulatory expectations.
