Binance is expanding its derivatives business beyond crypto-assets with the launch of its first foreign-exchange perpetual futures contract. The USDBRLUSDT instrument will allow users to trade the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real through a USDT-denominated product.

According to an official Binance announcement dated September 18, the contract will become available on Binance Futures on September 21 at 14:00 UTC. It is Binance’s first perpetual futures contract linked to a traditional foreign-exchange pair.

Binance USDBRL Contract Details

The USDBRLUSDT contract will be USDⓈ-margined and quoted in USDT. Binance has set maximum leverage at 100x, with a tick size of 0.0001 and a minimum notional value of 5 USDT.

Perpetual futures differ from dated futures contracts in that they carry no expiry date. Instead, periodic funding payments exchanged between position holders are used to keep the contract price aligned with an underlying index — a structure that originated in cryptocurrency derivatives markets.

Funding will be settled every eight hours, and the funding rate will be capped between -0.375% and +0.375%. The interest rate will be set at zero percent. The contract will also support Binance’s Multi-Assets Mode, allowing eligible users to use various supported assets as collateral.

The product will provide exposure to movements between the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real without requiring users to hold either currency. Because settlement is conducted in USDT, the contract can use the same wallet structure as Binance’s other derivatives products.

Binance Introduces 24/7 Trading for FX Exposure

The USDBRL contract will trade continuously, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Traditional foreign-exchange markets generally operate during specified market sessions and close during weekends and holidays. As a perpetual contract, the Binance product continue trading while the spot FX market is closed.

Its pricing mechanism will change depending on whether the underlying foreign-exchange market is open. From 17:00 ET on Sunday through 17:00 ET on Friday, the index will be calculated every second using price data from data vendors. During weekends and holidays, the order book will be used to calculate the exponentially weighted moving average, or EWMA. The first weekend after the September 21 launch will be the first time this EWMA-based fallback pricing operates for the contract under live trading conditions.

This structure is intended to keep the perpetual contract operating when regular foreign-exchange price feeds are unavailable. It also highlights a difference between a crypto-exchange-based FX derivative and conventional currency trading, which depends heavily on market sessions.

The 100x leverage limit can amplify both gains and losses. Funding costs and differences between the perpetual contract and the underlying FX market may also affect positions, particularly during weekends and holidays.

Binance Expands Its TradFi Derivatives Strategy

The USDBRL launch forms part of Binance’s broader effort to expand into traditional finance. Alongside perpetual contracts tied to non-crypto assets, the exchange has been developing other traditional-finance, or TradFi, products.

Adding a foreign-currency perpetual contract introduces another traditional financial asset class to Binance’s derivatives lineup. The USDBRL listing could also provide a basis for additional currency pairs if Binance decides to expand the offering, although the company has not specified which pairs might follow.

The September 21 launch will be the first time Binance offers an FX perpetual contract. It represents the application of the exchange’s crypto-based perpetual futures model to a conventional foreign-exchange market.

WSJ Reports Alleged Intervention Over Binance’s MiCA License Effort

The FX launch comes as Binance remains under regulatory scrutiny in Europe. The Wall Street Journal reported that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde intervened to block Binance from securing a Markets in Crypto-Assets, or MiCA, license through Greece. MiCA is the European Union’s regulatory framework for crypto-asset markets and services.

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The report said European authorities had concerns about Binance’s compliance history and the potential expansion of dollar-denominated stablecoins in Europe. Officials were also reportedly concerned that wider use of dollar stablecoins could affect the European financial system and the European Union’s digital euro project.

Binance had reportedly been preparing to announce that its Greek application had been approved before the process was disrupted. The exchange later reportedly withdrew the application, according to The Wall Street Journal’s report:

The ECB itself is not responsible for issuing MiCA licenses. Licensing decisions are handled by the relevant national authorities within the European Union’s jurisdiction.

Binance’s official announcement is available here: https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/533eb2f3998a43e3a34df310998bee48