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Perpetual Futures Systemic Risk Debate Misses the Real Target for Crypto Markets
29.07.2026 16:18
The ongoing debate about systemic risk in perpetual futures markets is focusing on the wrong issues. While regulators and analysts worry about leverage and cascading liquidations, the real danger lies in opaque settlement mechanisms and concentrated liquidity pools. Perpetual swaps, a key derivative in crypto, offer hedging and price discovery but their design flaws—like funding rate volatility and lack of circuit breakers—pose hidden threats. Instead of blaming the instrument itself, the industry should address market structure vulnerabilities to prevent future crashes. This shift in focus could stabilize trading for assets like BTC and ETH without stifling innovation.
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