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KuCoin Futures lists perpetuals on stock indices and equities

  • —Five contracts went live Oct. 21 at 9:00 UTC with 1x–20x leverage
  • —Settled in USDT; no shares are delivered or owned
  • —Access restricted in some jurisdictions under compliance rules
Why it matters: Exchanges keep widening synthetic equity exposure, blurring the line between crypto and traditional markets.
Source: Bitcoin Insider