Binance Unleashes Silver Perpetual Contracts with 50x Leverage - A New Frontier for Crypto Traders
Binance just threw a Molotov cocktail into the traditional commodities market.
The exchange is launching a silver perpetual contract market, letting traders speculate on the precious metal's price with up to 50x leverage—all without ever touching a physical ounce. It's a direct assault on legacy finance's grip on hard assets.
From Vaults to Virtual Contracts
Forget storage fees and assay delays. Binance's move digitizes silver exposure, wrapping it in the familiar, 24/7 volatility of crypto markets. The 50x leverage multiplier is the real hook, offering explosive potential (and risk) far beyond what any traditional broker would permit. It turns silver from a slow-moving hedge into a high-speed trading instrument.
Why This Cuts Deep
This isn't just another product launch. It's a strategic encroachment. By offering leveraged perpetuals on real-world assets, Binance blurs the line between crypto and traditional finance. It pulls capital and attention from commodities exchanges, offering a more accessible—and arguably reckless—path to the same economic bet. One cynical observer might note it's a perfect product for an era where 'sound money' is traded with unsound levels of debt.
The message is clear: if it has a price, it can be tokenized, leveraged, and traded on crypto time. The walls around the old financial zoo are looking very, very thin.
Binance rolls out XAGUSDT perpetual contract on its futures platform
According to an official announcement from the exchange, the offering’s tick size will be 0.01, and the minimum trade amount will be 0.001 XAG. Binance announced that the perpetual futures contract will have a minimum notional value of 5 USDT and a capped funding rate of +2.00%/-2.00 %, with funding fees settled every four hours.
Traders will interact with the new listing 24 hours a day, seven days a week, using a maximum leverage of 50x. However, the exchange noted that these specifications may change depending on market risk conditions.
Binance also announced that the XAGUSDT perpetual contract listing will be included in the Binance Futures New Listing Fee Promotion campaign. The campaign rolled out in late October last year, offering perks and rebates to users and liquidity providers. The campaign dictates that the first 10 days of each new contract’s listing will be its incentive period, during which all users can enjoy zero Maker fees, while all qualified liquidity providers will benefit from higher maker rebates.
Binance also announced that the contract will be available for futures copy trading in less than 24 hours after launch. The contract will also support Multi-Asset Mode, enabling traders to trade the perpetual contract across multiple margin assets, using assets such as Bitcoin as collateral.
The exchange recently launched the ZKPUSDT perpetual contract on December 21, 2025, which began trading with a maximum leverage of 40X. The exchange also listed the GUAUSDT perpetual contract and IRUSDT perpetual contract on the same day, with both having a maximum leverage of 20x.
The ZAGUSDT listing follows Binance’s announcement of changes to its service offerings for users worldwide.
A recent Cryptopolitan report, dated January 5, highlighted that the exchange was revamping its service delivery by eliminating and adding certain products and services. The report also noted that the exchange had received three new licenses in ADGM, Abu Dhabi, and the UAE.
Binance intends to implement these changes to maintain regulatory compliance and enhance oversight of its global digital asset platform. The announcement came after Binance secured full regulatory greenlight from ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) to manage Binance.com’s operations under a robust, globally recognized supervisory framework.
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