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Perpetual Futures
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Latest Perpetual Futures stories
- CFTC Says CME Has Shown No Financial Harm From Perpetual Futures Policy
The regulator says CME’s cryptocurrency futures volume has risen since the policy changed, while CME argues perpetual contracts should be regulated as swaps.
· Regulation
- CFTC Seeks Dismissal of CME Challenge to Kalshi Bitcoin Contract
The Oct. 16 reply supports a Sept. 2 motion arguing CME has not shown competitive harm. The court has not ruled on whether CME may sue or how perpetual contracts should be classified.
· Regulation
- Whale Stakes 139,050 HYPE as 30-Day Loss Reaches $2.02 Million
The wallet delegated the tokens to Infinitefield.xyz and held leveraged long positions with $36,540 in unrealized losses.
· Investing
- OKX Liquidates $4.09 Million Bitcoin Long in Single Event
The liquidation price was $81,756, with the event recorded at 12:03 p.m. ET (16:03 UTC) on Oct. 19.
· Investing
- entropy.io Buys MOONSHOT Ticker on Hyperliquid for About $46,000
HIP-3 builders must stake 500,000 HYPE to deploy a market. The ticker purchase did not include a MOONSHOT contract launch.
· Investing
- Coinbase Names Five Index Perpetual Markets for AI Agents
The Oct. 19 market list also includes perpetual contracts on more than 20 crypto tokens. The five named index markets are available only in the United States.
· Technology
- Binance’s SOXL Weekend Rule Allows Mark to Fall More Than 3%
The stated 3% constraint compares the current mark with a moving index. Binance can change the constraint during extreme market conditions.
· Investing
- JPMorgan's $200 Alibaba Target Applies to Its NYSE-Listed ADR
Alex Yao cut the target from $210 on Oct. 12 and kept an Overweight rating. Binance's BABAUSDT future and BABAB tokenized security are separate products; BABAB is unavailable to U.S. persons.
· Investing
- XRP Open Interest Climbs 4.01%, Leading Five-Asset Snapshot
Bitcoin had the highest funding rate at 0.0100% every eight hours. Dogecoin was the only asset with declining open interest.
· Investing
- OKX Liquidates Single $8.6 Million Bitcoin Short Position
The BTC perpetual futures position was liquidated at $83,118 at 3:34 a.m. ET (07:34 UTC) on Oct. 19.
· Investing
- UNITREE Gains 10.94% While Largest Long Shows $1.7187 Million Loss
Two funding settlements totaled -0.2099%, while the largest long position remained below its average entry price.
· Investing
- South Korea Warns Offshore Perpetual Futures Can Wipe Out Investments
Leverage can reach 200 times; at 150 times, an adverse move of about 0.66% in a Korean stock-index contract could trigger full liquidation.
· Regulation
- Binance TSLA Perpetual Trades Below Six Averages at $352
The contract fell 0.38% over 24 hours, while one hourly reading showed 701 units of aggressive sell volume against 617 units of buys.
· Investing
- Papertrade Perpetuals Trade on Hyperliquid With Three Times Leverage
A Sunday snapshot showed PAPER at $0.012 and about $30,000 in open interest.
· Investing
- OKX’s Bitcoin (BTC) Order Book Shows $15.06 Million Sell-Side Lead
The highlighted ask covered 102.76 BTC at $81,675, about 0.02% above the $81,656 midpoint.
· Investing
- Bitcoin and Ether Rates Were Neutral as Some Venues Show Bearish Readings
Weighted funding rates ranged from 0.0053% to 0.0057%, below the 0.01% bullish threshold and above the 0.005% bearish threshold.
· Investing
- Pump.fun Sets Perps Builder Fee at Up to 0.10% Per Order
Pump.fun’s separate in-app bridge fee can reach 0.25% per transfer. The feature excludes people and entities with specified ties to the United States or Ontario, Canada.
· Investing
- Binance Logs $7.27 Million SOXS Short Liquidation in One Event
The liquidation was priced at $53.24 and recorded at 5:31 p.m. ET on Oct. 17.
· Investing
- Nadex Sets 100-Contract Minimum for Sei Perpetual Futures
Each contract represents 1 SEI and has no expiration. Funding payments are exchanged between long and short holders every eight hours.
· Regulation
- Sei (SEI) Perpetual Futures Log Two Trades on CFTC-Registered U.S. Venue
Both Oct. 16 transactions met the 100-contract minimum and totaled about $13.17. North American Derivatives Exchange filed the product under a CFTC self-certification process on Oct. 8.
· Regulation
- Pump.fun Adds Perpetual Futures, Bars U.S. Users From the Feature
Signed orders go to Hyperliquid, which executes trades and holds positions and collateral.
· Investing
- Spot DEX Trading Drops 26.5% in Q2 2026 as Perps Fall Less
The top 10 spot platforms recorded $408.9 billion in swaps, while the top 12 perpetual exchanges posted $1.7 trillion in notional volume.
· Investing
- Binance AMDUSDT Open Interest Rises 31.64% to 36,908.75 Contracts
The contract’s reported price was $553.93, down 0.76% over 24 hours.
· Investing
- QQQUSDT Perpetual Gains 0.98% as Open Interest Falls 4.51%
The USDT-settled contract tracks Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) and remained below all five tracked moving averages.
· Investing
- Binance Records $7.43 Million Ether Short Liquidation at $2,492
The single liquidation was logged at 7:13 a.m. ET (11:13 UTC) on Oct. 16.
· Investing
- South Korea Warns Offshore Perpetuals May Lack Domestic Legal Protections
Some products offer leverage of 10 to 200 times, and traders may have difficulty pursuing remedies if a platform fails or suspends trading.
· Regulation
- Binance’s Share Among the 10 Largest Centralized Spot Exchanges Rose to 42.7% in Q3
Turnover across the group fell 14.2% to $1.65 trillion, while its monthly total rose from $443.6 billion in July to $712.3 billion in August.
· Investing
- Binance BTC Long Liquidation Hits $2.83 Million at $81,904
A single position was closed on Binance’s BTC perpetual futures market at 11:32 p.m. ET Oct. 15 (03:32 UTC Oct. 16).
· Investing
- Binance Perpetual Book Shows $11.95 Million Bid for Bitcoin (BTC) Near $82,135
The 145.44 BTC bid sat about 0.02% below the $82,150 midpoint. Nearby buy orders exceeded sell orders by $10.95 million.
· Investing
- Phantom Perpetuals Top $50 Billion in Cumulative Volume
Launched July 8, 2025, the wallet feature has more than 200 markets and offers leverage of up to 40×.
· Investing
- XRP and Dogecoin Tie at 0.0100% Funding Rate in Five-Asset Snapshot
Both rates annualized to 10.9%. Dogecoin had the largest 24-hour open-interest increase, while Bitcoin had the largest total.
· Investing
- 92% of S&P 500 0DTE Trading Uses Capped-Risk Structures
S&P 500 0DTE options averaged a record $2.3 trillion in daily notional volume in Q2 2026, while U.S. approval covered one Bitcoin-linked futures listing.
· Investing
- XRP Open Interest Drops 33.47% as Bitcoin Funding Stays Positive
XRP had the steepest open-interest decline among five assets in the Oct. 15 snapshot. Long accounts outnumbered short accounts across all five markets.
· Investing
- Crypto Market Cap Rises 39.6% to $3 Trillion in Q3 2026
Spot exchange volume fell 14.2%, even as perpetual-futures open interest climbed 40.6% and Ether gained 71%.
· Investing
- StandX Will Skip Token Launch, Airdrop DUSD and Wind Down
Eligible users can claim DUSD from Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. ET through Dec. 31 at 3 a.m. ET.
· Business
- OKX Liquidates $2.42 Million Bitcoin Long Position at $80,639
The liquidation occurred at 1:51 a.m. ET (05:51 UTC) on Oct. 15 at a price of $80,639.
· Investing
- Binance Records $11.84 Million Ether Long Liquidation at $2,339
The single liquidation occurred at 10:24 p.m. ET on Oct. 14, or 02:24 UTC on Oct. 15, in Binance's ETH perpetual futures market.
· Investing
- Boros Adds Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) Spread Markets
The markets track the annualized difference between funding rates on Hyperliquid and Gate, with settlement every eight hours.
· Investing
- Perpetual Open Interest on Major Platforms Falls to About $67 Billion
Real-world asset contracts expanded even as Bitcoin, Ether and other-token open interest declined.
· Investing
- Deribit Specifications List Six Coinbase-Indexed Perpetual Markets
The contracts include four equity markets and two equity ETF markets, with USDC used for quoting, margin and settlement.
· Business