Moscow Exchange launches 5 crypto perpetual futures as derivatives turnover tops 600 billion rubles
- —Contracts are BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSDF and TRXUSDF, tracking MOEX crypto indexes
- —Minimum margin rates: 22% for BTC, 35% for ETH, 38% for SOL, 43% for XRP, 30% for TRX
- —Perpetuals auto-roll daily and are cash-settled with no crypto delivery
- —Crypto derivatives turnover on MOEX has topped 600 billion rubles across 72,000+ investors
Why it matters: It widens regulated crypto exposure for qualified Russian investors without requiring them to hold the underlying tokens.
Source: CryptoSlate