Polymarket perpetual futures launch stories

Sep 3, 2026

Polymarket launches perpetual futures trading with up to 20x leverage

Polymarket opened perpetual futures trading on September 3, 2026, offering 67 contracts across stocks, crypto, indices, and commodities with up to 20x leverage. Order placement is blocked from the United States.

Sep 3, 20265 sources

Sep 2, 2026

Coinbase seeks SEC approval for 24/7 leveraged stock perpetuals

Coinbase filed a registration notice with the SEC on September 2 seeking approval to offer perpetual futures contracts on stocks with 24/7 trading and leverage, without requiring ownership of underlying shares. The filing represents a major push to bring crypto-style derivatives to traditional equities.

Sep 2, 20264 sources

Aug 31, 2026

Trump Jr's 1789 Capital leads $1 billion Polymarket round at $21 billion valuation

1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. serves as a partner, is leading a $1 billion funding round for prediction market Polymarket at a $21 billion valuation, with the firm contributing approximately $300 million.

Aug 31, 20264 sources

Top claims

▪Polymarket Perps is restricted to international users and blocks order placement from the United States, Canada, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and several Ukrainian regions.
▪Polymarket is upgrading its trading system to handle 200,000 orders per second, with a long-term goal of exceeding 400,000 orders per second.
▪Polymarket Perps launched with 67 live markets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tesla, Nvidia, SpaceX, gold, silver, Brent crude, and the S&P 500.

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Crypto regulation3 Crypto derivatives2 Prediction markets2 Crypto1 Crypto exchanges1 Crypto trading strategies1 DeFi1 Leverage trading1 Securities regulation1 Trump administration1 Venture capital funding1

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