Rather than competing directly with faster chains, some builders argue Ethereum\\\'s strength lies in supporting the layer-2 networks where trading is taking place.

\\\"We were a scrappy startup,\\\" Delo said of BitMEX back in 2016, when it launched the first perpetual future. \\\"We thought, ‘Just get it out there. If it was any good, the market would show us.’\\\"

As perpetuals enter regulated markets, critics warn they import systemic risk. But the risk comes from venue design — leverage limits, margin rules, index construction, and default handling — not the contract itself, argues Chris Tyrer, President of Bullish Exchange.

Perps are a trojan horse to bring all of traditional finance onchain, argues Brian Smith, president of the Jito Foundation.

The new network powers Ondo\\\'s recently-launched perpetual futures platform and will eventually support trading across onchain financial assets.

DRW CEO Don Wilson says perpetual futures aren\\\'t inherently risky crypto gambling tools, and it’s time traditional markets and regulators start embracing them.

Hyperliquid is capitalizing on the volume and depth of its order book by giving firms the option to compose with the platform’s shared liquidity, rather than fragmenting it.

Weeks ago, the U.S. CFTC opened the gates for crypto perps with its first listing approval, but major derivatives player CME is fighting back against what it sees as a diversion from the law.

Regulated perpetual futures are officially landing in the U.S., but while agile trading firms and crypto exchanges race to capture massive retail demand, traditional Wall Street banks are holding back until liquidity, rules, and infrastructure mature.

Perps, which launched on BitMEX in 2015, have become one of the most traded financial products in the world.

Around-the-clock crypto markets are forcing Wall Street to reevaluate one of its oldest assumptions: that weekends are for waiting.

ETH outperforms BTC, hinting at potential altcoin rally, as the U.S. and Iran hold fire and oil drops.

Users have a month to close trades and six months to withdraw, and the exchange gave no specific reason for closing.

The chain built to put equities onchain has tripled in size since mid-July, and a dozen tokenized stocks are now each clearing $500,000 a day. Real-world assets are growing fast, though memecoins and stablecoins still dominate the chain.