Coinbase to Offer 24-Hour Bitcoin and Ethereum Futures Trading

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JOON HYOUNG LEE

Summary

  • Coinbase Advanced announced it will support 24-hour Bitcoin and Ethereum futures trading.
  • Previously, futures trading was only available from Sunday to Friday.
  • Coinbase revealed plans to expand round-the-clock futures contract support to assets such as Solana and XRP.

The advanced trading platform Coinbase Advanced, under the US virtual asset exchange Coinbase Financial Markets, will support 24-hour Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) futures trading.

On the 29th (local time), Coinbase announced on its official blog: "On Coinbase Advanced, Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts can now be traded 24/7," adding, "Previously, futures trading was only available from Sunday to Friday."

Coinbase plans to gradually expand the range of assets eligible for 24-hour futures trading. "Within the next few weeks, we will expand full-time trading access to additional futures contracts, starting with Solana (SOL) and XRP," Coinbase said.

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JOON HYOUNG LEE

gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul
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