# Atlas Launches Cardano Perpetual Futures Exchange With Stablecoin Collateral By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/47061 Published: 2026-11-02T23:56:26.000Z Updated: 2026-11-02T23:56:26.000Z Section: Technology > Traders can open leveraged long or short positions. Sectorwide perpetual DEX volume totaled $1.7 trillion in Q2 2026, down from $2 trillion in Q1. Atlas launched a decentralized perpetual futures exchange (DEX) on Cardano on Nov. 2, allowing traders to use stablecoins as collateral for leveraged long or short positions. The [12 largest decentralized exchanges offering perpetual futures]() recorded $1.7 trillion in notional volume in Q2 2026, down from $2 trillion in Q1. Those figures aggregate activity across the 12 venues and do not establish trading activity on Atlas or Cardano. ## Links in this article - [12 largest decentralized exchanges offering perpetual futures](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/33639)