Perp DEX and crypto futures in Australia: who allows it

Can you trade crypto perps in Australia? As of the September 25, 2026 source check, 1 of 22 checked venues state a perps service for users in Australia: OKX. 1 venue names Australia as a restricted location, and 2 venues limit access. The terms of 18 venues do not name Australia, or did not open.

Each venue row gives the status, the basis and the source, with the date PerpFinder opened the source.

Sources checkedas of 2026-09-25

This page is not legal advice. It repeats what each venue and regulator publish on the checked date. Read the current terms and ask a qualified adviser before you trade.

Venues that state a perps service in Australia

1 venue

OKXAvailable

OKX Australia Financial Pty Ltd (ASIC-regulated derivatives services). OKX Australia Financial offers USDT-margined perpetual swaps to retail clients, with leverage up to 2:1. Wholesale clients get the full derivatives service.

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OKX Terms of Service - Australia (checked 2026-09-25)

Venues with limits in Australia

2 venues

KrakenLimited

Beaufort Fiduciaries Pty Ltd (ACN 162 139 871, AFSL 545124). Kraken offers derivatives in Australia only to wholesale clients. An Australian financial services licensee in the Kraken group provides the service.

Exchange · Identity check required · Binance vs Kraken

Kraken help: derivatives eligibility in Australia (checked 2026-09-25) · Kraken licence page, with prohibited regions (checked 2026-09-25)

CoinbaseLimited

Coinbase offers perpetual futures in Australia only to wholesale investors. A qualified accountant must certify net assets of AUD 2.5 million or AUD 250,000 gross income.

Exchange · Identity check required

Coinbase Help: Get started with International Derivatives (checked 2026-09-25)

Venues whose terms do not name Australia

18 venues

BybitNot named

The Bybit terms do not name Australia. No Bybit page states a perps service for Australian users.

Exchange · Identity check required

Bybit Service Restricted Countries page (checked 2026-09-23)

BitgetNot named

The Bitget terms do not name Australia. For Australia, the Bitget licence page lists only an AUSTRAC digital currency exchange registration. No Bitget page states a perps service for Australian users.

Exchange · Identity check required

Bitget Terms of Use, Prohibited Countries (checked 2026-09-23) · Bitget licence page (checked 2026-09-25)

GateNot named

The Restricted Locations clause does not name Australia. No Gate page states a futures service for Australian users.

Exchange · Not stated

Gate User Agreement, clause 2.5 (Restricted Locations) (checked 2026-09-25)

MEXCNot named

The Prohibited Jurisdiction clause does not name Australia. No MEXC page states a futures service for Australian users.

Exchange · Not stated

MEXC User Agreement, Prohibited Jurisdiction clause (checked 2026-09-25)

KuCoinNot named

The Restricted Locations clause does not name Australia.

Exchange · Not stated

KuCoin Terms of Use, Restricted Locations clause (checked 2026-09-25)

HTXNot named

The Restricted Jurisdictions clause does not name Australia, for the full-service ban or for the derivatives-only ban.

Exchange · Identity check required

HTX Platform User Agreement, clause 1.2 (Restricted Jurisdictions) (checked 2026-09-25)

BingXNot named

The Restricted Jurisdictions clause does not name Australia.

Exchange · Identity check required

BingX Disclaimer, Restricted Jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-25)

HyperliquidNot named

The terms do not name Australia. No Hyperliquid page states a perpetual futures service for Australian users.

Perp DEX · No identity check in the interface

Hyperliquid Terms of Use, clause 1.6 (checked 2026-09-23)

AsterNot named

The terms do not name Australia. No Aster page states a perpetual futures service for Australian users.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Aster Terms and Conditions, restricted-jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-23)

LighterNot named

The terms do not name Australia. No Lighter page states a perpetual futures service for Australian users.

Perp DEX · No identity check in the interface

Lighter Terms of Service, prohibited-jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-23)

edgeXNot named

The terms do not name Australia. No edgeX page states a perpetual contracts service for Australian users.

Perp DEX · Not stated

edgeX Terms of Use, Blocked Persons and Restricted Territories clauses (checked 2026-09-23)

dYdXNot named

The terms do not name Australia. No dYdX page states a perpetuals trading service for Australian users.

Perp DEX · Not stated

dYdX v4 Software Terms of Use, Restricted Persons clause (checked 2026-09-23)

GMXNot named

The terms do not name Australia. No GMX page states a perpetuals service for Australia.

Perp DEX · Not stated

GMX terms and conditions (checked 2026-09-23)

Jupiter PerpsNot named

The terms do not name Australia. No Jupiter page states a Perps service for Australia.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Jupiter terms of use (checked 2026-09-23)

ParadexNot named

The restricted-persons page does not list Australia. No Paradex page states a service for Australia.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Paradex restricted-persons page (checked 2026-09-25)

ExtendedNot named

The restricted-countries page does not name Australia. No Extended page states a service for Australia.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Extended restricted-countries page (checked 2026-09-23)

GRVTNot named

The restricted-jurisdictions article does not name Australia. No GRVT page states a service for Australia.

Perp DEX · Not stated

GRVT restricted-jurisdictions article (checked 2026-09-23)

PacificaNot named

The terms do not name Australia. No Pacifica page states a service for Australia.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Pacifica terms of use (checked 2026-09-23)

Venues that exclude Australia

1 venue

BinanceNot available

Binance stopped futures, options and leveraged tokens for all Australian users in 2021. Binance closed all remaining positions after 2021-12-23.

Exchange · Identity check required

Binance notice: Changes to Binance offerings in Australia (2021-09-21) (checked 2026-09-25)

What the regulator publishes

ASIC: ASIC limits the leverage on CFDs for retail clients. The maximum for CFDs that reference crypto-assets is 2:1, from March 29, 2021. ASIC media release 20-254MR: CFD product intervention order (checked 2026-09-25)

ASIC: ASIC extended its CFD product intervention order for five years, to May 23, 2027. ASIC media release 22-082MR: CFD order extended (checked 2026-09-25)

Regulator warnings and actions that name a venue

5 entries

Binance (ASIC, 2026-03-27): The Federal Court ordered Oztures Trading Pty Ltd (Binance Australia Derivatives) to pay a $10 million penalty because it misclassified retail clients as wholesale clients. ASIC media release 26-055MR (checked 2026-09-25)
Bitget (ASIC, 2025-07-28): ASIC warns that Bitget, which has no Australian Financial Services licence, offers crypto asset futures to Australians with leverage up to 125:1. ASIC investor alert on Bitget crypto futures (checked 2026-09-25)
Kraken (ASIC, 2024-12-12): The Federal Court ordered Bit Trade Pty Ltd, the Australian operator of Kraken, to pay $8 million for its margin extension product. ASIC media release 24-274MR (checked 2026-09-25)
Kraken (ASIC, 2024-08-23): The Federal Court found that Bit Trade Pty Ltd did not comply with design and distribution obligations for its Kraken margin trading product. ASIC media release 24-186MR (checked 2026-09-25)
MEXC (ASIC, 2024-07-19): ASIC lists MEXC Global (mexc.com) as unlicensed on its Investor Alert List. ASIC Moneysmart Investor Alert List data, entry 2042 (checked 2026-09-25)

Other jurisdictions

Questions

Which perp venues state a service in Australia?

OKX. Each one names a local company or a register entry. Check the current terms before you open an account.

Which venues name Australia as a restricted location?

Binance

Is this page legal advice?

This page is not legal advice. It repeats what each venue and regulator publish on the checked date. Read the current terms and ask a qualified adviser before you trade.

Cite this data

Use the page address and the check date. Each venue row names its own source and the date PerpFinder opened it. Venue terms can change after that date.

PerpFinder. "Perp DEX and crypto futures in Australia: who allows it." Sources checked 2026-09-25. https://perpfinder.com/perps-by-country/au

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