Coinbase announced the integration of perpetual contracts into the Base App through Hyperliquid, supporting up to 50 times leverage. This product covers over 290 perpetual contract markets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, tokenized stocks, and commodities. Chintan Turakhia, the head of Coinbase engineering, stated that perpetual contracts account for 75% of cryptocurrency trading volume and are the most desired feature for highly active users of the Base App. Transactions are executed by Hyperliquid, and users do not need to leave their existing wallets. This product is currently not open to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other jurisdictions that restrict leveraged encrypted derivatives. Jesse Pollak, founder of Base, stated that predicting the market, perpetual contracts, and stablecoins have become stronger drivers of adoption. (Decrypt)