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What are perps, anyway? Everything you need to know about crypto’s hottest trading instrument

CoinDeskMonday, July 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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Perps, which launched on BitMEX in 2016, have become one of the most traded financial products in the world.

RedScroll Signal

Impact: High
Category: Crypto
Market relevance: High
Why it matters: Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. Perps, which launched on BitMEX in 2016, have become one of the most traded financial products in the world. Watch liquidity and volatility around Everything and Perps — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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What happened

Perps, which launched on BitMEX in 2016, have become one of the most traded financial products in the world.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

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Timeline

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Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Everything and Perps — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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