Polymarket launches sustainable contracts: 10x leverage trading for BTC, NVDA, and gold

According to CNBC and Polymarket’s official Perps early-access usage page, on April 21 the U.S. prediction market platform Polymarket officially announced the launch of perpetual futures trading. The initial wave supports assets such as Bitcoin, Nvidia (NVDA) stock, and gold, offering up to 10x leverage and 24/7 trading around the clock. The functionality is currently available in the form of an early-access list, and users can register to join the waitlist.

Initial wave supported assets: Crypto, individual stocks, and commodities in the same lineup

On Polymarket Perps’ launch, it covers three major categories of assets: cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin), individual U.S. stocks (Nvidia), and commodities (gold). Users can go long or short, and trade with 10x leverage to amplify their positions. In its official copy, Polymarket emphasizes, “Go long or short the markets you know 24/7,” positioning the product as “the markets you know—now available to trade 24/7.”

Compared with the “event binary outcomes” Polymarket has previously focused on (such as elections, sports results, and central bank decisions), perpetual futures themselves have no expiration date. Users can hold positions long term, making their product format consistent with the perps offerings of traditional crypto exchanges.

Regulatory foundation: CFTC DCM registration

Polymarket is able to launch high-leverage derivatives in the U.S. because it completed CFTC registration as a DCM (Designated Contract Market) in July 2025. Its DCM status allows Polymarket to legally offer futures and perpetual contracts to U.S. retail users without relying on an offshore structure or overseas entities.

On April 20, there were also rumors that Polymarket is in new round funding talks at a $15 billion valuation, suggesting that the market is assigning a high premium to its integrated narrative of “prediction markets + derivatives.”

Competitive front line: Kalshi launches on 4/27 in sync

Polymarket’s perpetual contracts announcement also sparked a direct, favorable showdown with competitor Kalshi. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour has already hinted that on April 27 he will roll out a similar perpetual contracts product in New York, aiming to capture early momentum in the “CFTC-compliant prediction market + perpetual contracts” track. Both platforms complete their CFTC compliance procedures between 2025 and 2026, and in the same week they unveil their perps products one after another—marking that under U.S. regulation, prediction markets have officially entered the derivatives stage.

Early-access registration

At present, Polymarket Perps is not fully open to the public. Users need to register for early access rights on the official page. The official has not disclosed the specific fee structure, minimum margin requirements, liquidation mechanism details, or a complete list of fully tradable assets. This information is expected to be published when the product officially launches.

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