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The S&P 500 Is Officially Coming to Crypto with Its First-Ever 24/7 Perpetual Futures Product

The licensed S&P 500 perpetual contract offers 24/7 on-chain trading with institutional-grade real-time index data, targeting eligible non-U.S. investors, expanding market access.

  • S&P DJI announced today that it has licensed the S&P 500 to Trade to launch the first officially licensed S&P 500 perpetual contract.
  • The collaboration aims to expand access by extending the S&P 500's liquidity ecosystem on-chain, enabling 24/7 availability and utility of S&P benchmarks in digital trading environments.
  • Onchain perpetual mechanics allow eligible non-U.S. investors to trade leveraged S&P 500 exposure 24/7 on Hyperliquid, a decentralized layer-1 blockchain using S&P DJI real-time index data.
  • The move positions trusted benchmarks inside perpetual markets, while S&P DJI and trademark owners licensed marks but disclaim sponsorship and liability, highlighting eligibility limits for investors and market participants.
  • Trade says the S&P 500 is a starting point as XYZ markets have exceeded $100 billion since October with an annualized run rate of more than $600 billion, building on S&P DJI's prior DeFi initiatives including the S&P Digital Markets 50.
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PR Newswire broke the news in United States on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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