🔒 Monero Perpetuals Now Live with 5x Leverage

🔒 Monero perps arrive

By Hyperliquid
Jan 15, 2026, 3:42 PM
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A trading platform has added Monero ($XMR) perpetual futures with up to 5x leverage, responding to community demand.​

Key Details:

  • Traders can now take long or short positions on XMR
  • Maximum leverage available: 5x
  • Feature launched following user requests

This follows a similar December addition of $STABLE perpetuals with 3x leverage, showing the platform's pattern of implementing community-requested features.​

Monero, known for its privacy-focused blockchain, joins the platform's growing list of tradable perpetual contracts.​

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