In brief
- Coinbase rolled out futures trading across 26 EU countries for the first time.
- Products include perpetual futures, dated contracts, and Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures.
- Kraken and Crypto.com already launched similar offerings in May 2025.
Coinbase launched futures contracts for traders across Europe, marking the first time the exchange has offered regulated crypto derivatives directly to users in the region.
The products are being progressively rolled out through Coinbase Advanced in 26 European countries, including Germany, France, and the Netherlands, offered through its MiFID II.
A license through Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or MiFID, grants firms permission to offer traditional financial products like stocks, bonds, derivatives, and similar products to EU customers. Although Coinbase is a crypto exchange and offering crypto-based derivatives, those contracts still fall under MiFID.
Coinbase said in its blog post that the offering will give European traders a regulated alternative to the offshore platforms many have historically relied on for crypto derivatives.
The new product suite includes perpetual-style futures and dated contracts with monthly or quarterly expirations. The perpetual-style contracts carry five-year expiries, while the lineup also features an equity-index product called…
