Coinbase Derivatives to expand 24/7 futures trading for bevy of altcoins including ADA, AVAX, DOGE and SHIB

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  • Coinbase’s CFTC-regulated derivatives arm plans to launch 24/7 trading and “perp-style” futures for Avalanche, Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, Chainlink, Dogecoin, Hedera, Litecoin, Polkadot, Shiba Inu, Stellar, and SUI in early December.
  • The move follows similar launches for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP earlier this year.

Coinbase Derivatives is planning on expanding 24/7 trading for its listed altcoin futures, including Avalanche, Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, Chainlink, Dogecoin, Hedera, Litecoin, Polkadot, Shiba Inu, Stellar, and SUI. 

Nonstop trading for these assets will go live Dec. 5, according to a post on X from Coinbase Markets. This adds to Coinbase Derivatives existing 24/7 support for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP products, including nano and “perp-style” futures products. 

Additionally, Coinbase is looking to add U.S. perpetual-style futures for those altcoins, according to the X post on Friday. These long-dated futures are similar to other crypto-native perps contracts in that they use a funding rate mechanism to keep futures contract prices aligned with spot markets. However, they come with a five-year expiration, while true perps are indefinite. 

Coinbase’s CFTC-regulated derivatives arm unveiled 24/7 Bitcoin and Ethereum futures trading in May and perps-style futures in July. The product launches followed shortly after Coinbase’s historic $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit.

Coinbase’s expanding futures offerings come as more and more trading activity shifts to decentralized platforms like Hyperliquid and Lighter. The Block’s measure of DEX to CEX Futures Trade Volume is currently at an all-time high


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Daniel Kuhn is a Senior Journalist and Editor at The Block, where he covers the crypto industry with a particular focus on tech. He previously served as deputy managing editor of opinion/features at CoinDesk. He first appeared in print in Financial Planning, a trade publication magazine. Before journalism, he studied philosophy as an undergrad, English literature in graduate school and business and economic reporting at an NYU professional program. You can connect with him on Twitter and Telegram @danielgkuhn or find him on Urbit as ~dorrys-lonreb.

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