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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.
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- 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
CoinDesk published: What are perps, anyway? Everything you need to know about crypto’s hottest trading instrument
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Economic impact
Watch liquidity and volatility around Everything and Perps — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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