Binance is set to list five new USDT-margined perpetual contracts on August 25, giving derivatives traders leveraged, round-the-clock exposure to a mix of leveraged ETFs and single-stock names without ever touching a traditional brokerage account. According to the official announcement, the rollout adds contracts on Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) and Moderna (MRNA), alongside three ETF-linked products.
What's Launching and When
The schedule, staggered five minutes apart starting at 17:00 (UTC+8), covers GraniteShares' 2x-leveraged long and short SK Hynix ETFs (SKUU and SKDD), the Roundhill T-REX 2x Long DRAM ETF (RAM), the DJT contract, and the MRNA contract. Every pair is USDT-settled and supports up to 20x leverage, following the same structure Binance has used for its broader TradFi perpetuals lineup, which already spans commodities, single stocks and thematic ETFs settled entirely in stablecoins rather than fiat.
Crypto Exchanges Keep Chasing TradFi Flow
The listing fits a pattern that has accelerated through 2026: centralized exchanges packaging traditional securities exposure as crypto-native perpetuals to capture trading volume that would otherwise sit with regulated brokerages. For traders, the appeal is leverage and 24/7 access that equities markets don't offer; for Binance, each new pair is another product line competing for the same open-interest pool as its core crypto contracts. The DRAM and SK Hynix-linked ETF pairs in particular give traders a semiconductor-memory proxy at a moment when AI infrastructure spending has kept chip names volatile, while DJT and MRNA extend Binance's push into single-name political and biotech exposure that carries its own event-driven swings.
What to Watch Next
The immediate test is whether open interest and volume on the new pairs hold up once the initial listing activity fades — Binance's prior TradFi perpetual launches earlier in August drew early volume before settling into a smaller, steadier base. Traders positioning around DJT and MRNA specifically will also be watching each company's own catalysts: earnings and regulatory headlines for Moderna, and political and corporate developments tied to Trump Media, both of which can move the underlying faster than typical crypto-native pairs.
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