[Coinbase Launches Futures Contracts in Europe] According to the official blog, Coinbase has announced the launch of futures contracts for Advanced users in 26 European countries, including Germany, France, and the Netherlands. This marks the first time European traders can access regulated crypto futures products on Coinbase. The types of contracts introduced include perpetual futures (5-year maturity, hourly funding rate mechanism, daily settlement) and fixed-term contracts (monthly or quarterly expiration, daily mark-to-market settlement). Tradable assets include Bitcoin, Solana, and other cryptocurrencies, as well as index contracts like the Mag7+Crypto stock index futures. Key trading details include leverage of up to 10x for certain contracts and fees as low as 0.02%.