Decentralized derivatives protocol GMX has rolled out QQQ/USD and SPY/USD perpetual contracts on Arbitrum, opening leveraged long and short exposure to the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 ETFs. The new products allow up to 50x leverage during U.S. market hours and up to 25x outside those hours, while remaining available for 24/7 trading. Users can access the market through multiple chains, including Ethereum, Base, and BNB Chain. Pricing is supplied through Chainlink’s low-latency oracle infrastructure. Each market is backed by a separate GM liquidity pool, and funding rates will adjust dynamically depending on the trading session. According to the announcement cited by Techub News, the launch extends GMX’s real-world asset push into the U.S. equity index segment.

Coinbase will suspend 12 perpetual futures contracts on May 21, covering KAITO, CAKE, VET, and others. The third wave in two months brings total removals to 37, signaling a strategic pivot toward institutional-grade derivatives.

Ethereum’s shift to Layer 2 has pushed optimistic rollups and ZK rollups to the front. Both cut costs and raise throughput, but they differ in security checks, withdrawal speed, EVM compatibility, and ecosystem maturity.

Seven perp DEX tokens launched via TGE in the past year. Only ASTER (+269% FDV) and EDGE (+114%) succeeded; the other five lost 32%-55%. Failure rate hits 71%, as the market quickly separates strong protocols from weak ones.

Remittix Markets adds perpetual futures to the RTX ecosystem, offering a limited 300% RTX bonus (code PERPS300). The presale has raised over $30.87 million; RTX is priced at $0.18, with a launch price of $0.35. Listing begins on Uniswap DEX, followed by BitMart, LBank, and MEXC.

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Arthur Hayes says HYPE could climb from about $30 to $150 by August 2026 if Hyperliquid lifts 30-day revenue to a $1.4 billion annualized rate, supported by buybacks and gains in perpetual futures market share.