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Coinbase Advanced has expanded its offerings to include perpetual futures trading for its non-U.S. retail traders.
Coinbase Advanced has <a href="https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-advanced-customers-in-eligible-non-us-jurisdictions-can-now-trade" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-advanced-customers-in-eligible-non-us-jurisdictions-can-now-trade" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">unveiled</a> its new feature allowing users to engage in perpetual futures trading, but there’s a catch—it’s exclusive to customers in certain jurisdictions, and the U.S. is not one of them.
Users can employ <a href="https://crypto.news/price/usd-coin/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/price/usd-coin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">USDC</a>, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, to position their bids on four distinct contracts: Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and XRP. Most of these contracts come with the attraction of up to 5x leverage.
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 Perpetual futures have arrived: Coinbase Advanced customers in eligible non-US geos can now trade BTC, ETH, LTC, and XRP perpetual contracts. Learn more at → <a href="https://t.co/IHc0ZI6rHv" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/IHc0ZI6rHv</a> <a href="https://t.co/7J1NFDmrPX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/7J1NFDmrPX</a>— Coinbase 🛡️📞 (@coinbase) <a href="https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1714642518678155709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">October 18, 2023</a>
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<a href="https://crypto.news/price/xrp/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/price/xrp/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">XRP</a> is the outlier, however, offering up to 3x leverage. For now, if you’re looking to dabble in this feature, you’ll have to head over to the Coinbase Advanced webpage. On a similar note, Coinbase has hinted at introducing a mobile trading version in the near future.
A backdrop to this launch illuminates Coinbase’s recent regulatory approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, giving it the nod to extend its perpetual futures services to customers outside U.S. borders.
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Why the push into perpetual futures? The figures speak for themselves. As of March 2023, the derivatives market accounted for a whopping 75 percent of the total $2.95 trillion cryptocurrency trading volume, as highlighted in a <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/crypto-derivatives-market" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/crypto-derivatives-market" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinGecko report</a>.
Just a couple of days ago, on Oct. 16th, the global centralized exchange perpetuals volume peaked at $151 billion. Dominating this sphere was <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/binance/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/tag/binance/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Binance</a>, clutching a significant 63.7 percent, or $96.3 billion, of the pie. Not too far behind, <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/okx/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/tag/okx/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">OKX</a> managed to secure an impressive 16 percent, $21.6 billion, of market share.
This heavy tilt towards perpetual futures hasn’t gone unnoticed. Coinbase, in their <a href="https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-receives-regulatory-approval-to-enable-retail-perpetual-futures" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-receives-regulatory-approval-to-enable-retail-perpetual-futures" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announcement blog post</a>, emphasized the robust demand for such products.
The company accentuated the appeal, pointing out that margin trading amplifies capital efficiency for traders, providing a doorway into the expansive <a href="https://crypto.news/market-cap/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/market-cap/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">crypto market</a> without hefty initial investments. Plus, the versatility of being able to go long and short empowers traders to better navigate risks tied to their core crypto assets.
Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/coinbase-launches-perpetual-futures-trading-to-non-us-retailers/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Coinbase launches perpetual futures trading to non-US retailers </a>

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