Bitrue has added two new perpetual futures contracts tracking U.S. equity markets, listing leveraged products tied to SoFi Technologies and an inverse semiconductor index alongside its existing crypto derivatives lineup.
The SOXSUSDT contract offers leveraged inverse exposure to the semiconductor sector, letting traders position against chipmakers' share prices, while SOFIUSDT tracks SoFi Technologies, the fintech and digital banking company. Both went live on Bitrue Futures on August 10.
Exchanges keep expanding into tokenized equities
The listings add to a growing lineup of stock-linked perpetual products Bitrue has rolled out this year, following earlier additions of contracts tracking individual equities. Offering leveraged, round-the-clock access to U.S. stock exposure through crypto-native derivatives has become a common strategy among exchanges looking to capture trading volume that would otherwise require a traditional brokerage account and standard market hours.
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Part of a wider industry trend
Bitrue's move mirrors a broader push across the exchange industry to blur the line between crypto and traditional equity trading. Platforms have been competing to offer round-the-clock access to stocks that normally trade only during market hours, turning exchanges' equity-linked derivatives lineups into a genuine competitive battleground rather than a niche add-on.
For traders, the appeal is largely about access rather than novelty: perpetual contracts settle in stablecoins, carry no expiration date, and can be opened with leverage far beyond what most retail brokerages allow, making them a fundamentally different risk profile than owning the underlying shares directly.
