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Crypto Perpetual Futures Shake Up Singapore as Regulation Meets High-Risk Trading Boom

Singapore is becoming a battleground for crypto perpetual futures as decentralised platform Hyperliquid and regulated exchange SGX represent sharply different approaches to one of digital assets’ fastest-growing markets.

By Chee Liang CFA4 min read

Singapore, 12 October 2026 – Singapore is emerging as a battleground over one of cryptocurrency’s fastest-growing products, as booming demand for perpetual futures pits decentralised trading platforms against the city-state’s tightly regulated financial-market model.

Known widely as “perps”, perpetual futures allow traders to take leveraged positions on cryptocurrencies and other assets without the expiry dates found in conventional futures contracts.

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  • Chee Liang CFA specializes in financial advice and global economic trends, delivering clear insights to help readers navigate markets, investments, and the shifting dynamics of the world economy.