Blockchain.com has introduced perpetual futures trading within its non-custodial DeFi wallet, allowing users to open leveraged positions using self-custodied Bitcoin without transferring funds to an exchange.
The new feature is powered through Hyperliquid and provides access to more than 190 crypto markets with leverage of up to 40 times.
Trades are executed while assets remain in user wallets, enabling position management without relinquishing private keys or relying on custodial intermediaries.
Perpetual futures are derivative contracts without expiry dates, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Michael Selig recently indicated the regulator plans to permit such instruments in the coming weeks.
The product also allows direct Bitcoin funding in a single transaction while avoiding asset conversions, with Blockchain.com planning to expand into foreign exchange, equities and commodities.
The launch reflects a wider industry trend as platforms like Kraken and Coinbase roll out tokenised and stock-linked perpetual futures, while Kalshi explores entry into crypto derivatives.
Founded in 2011 and based in Malta, Blockchain.com continues to broaden its wallet, trading and infrastructure offerings as perpetual futures gain traction across both crypto-native and traditional asset markets.
At the time of reporting, Bitcoin price was $78,014.91.