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Perp DEX and crypto futures in the EU & EEA: who allows it

Can you trade crypto perps in the EU and EEA? As of the September 25, 2026 source check, 2 of 22 checked venues state a perps service for users in the EU and EEA: OKX, Kraken. 1 venue names the EU and EEA as a restricted location, and 6 venues limit access.

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 the EU and EEA

2 venues

OKXAvailable

OKX Europe Markets Limited (MFSA investment firm, Malta). OKX offers X-Perps to eligible EEA traders in supported countries through a MiFID II investment firm in Malta. OKX defines X-Perps as expiry futures that use a funding rate.

Exchange · Identity check required · MiCA status · Hyperliquid vs OKX · Binance vs OKX

OKX Europe Markets Limited (OEM) Terms of Service (checked 2026-09-25) · OKX Europe X-Perps page (checked 2026-09-25)

KrakenAvailable

Payward Europe Digital Solutions (CY) Limited (CySEC licence 342/17). Kraken offers derivatives, including perpetual futures, to EEA clients through a CySEC-licensed MiFID investment firm. Leverage for EU-based clients is up to 10x on eligible pairs.

Exchange · Identity check required · MiCA status · Binance vs Kraken

Kraken perpetual futures page (Norway view), entity disclosures (checked 2026-09-25) · Kraken help: unlock derivatives trading for EEA clients (checked 2026-09-25) · Kraken licence page, with prohibited regions (checked 2026-09-25)

Venues with limits in the EU and EEA

6 venues

BinanceLimited

Binance names the Netherlands on its List of Prohibited Countries. Binance also stopped futures and derivatives for users in Germany and Italy in 2021.

Exchange · Identity check required · MiCA status · Hyperliquid vs Binance · Binance vs Bybit

Binance List of Prohibited Countries (updated 2026-01-05) (checked 2026-09-25) · Binance notice: futures and derivatives unavailable in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands (2021-07-30) (checked 2026-09-25)

BitgetLimited

Bitget names Austria, France and Germany as Prohibited Countries. The Bitget Futures Services Agreement also excludes residents of Spain from futures.

Exchange · Identity check required · MiCA status · Binance vs Bitget · Bybit vs Bitget

Bitget Terms of Use, Prohibited Countries (checked 2026-09-23) · Bitget Futures Services Agreement (checked 2026-09-25)

GateLimited

Gate names France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Austria as Restricted Locations. The clause does not name every EEA state.

Exchange · Not stated · MiCA status

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

KuCoinLimited

KuCoin names France and the Netherlands as Restricted Locations. The FMA bars KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, its Austrian entity, from starting any crypto-asset service.

Exchange · Not stated · MiCA status · Binance vs KuCoin

KuCoin Terms of Use, Restricted Locations clause (checked 2026-09-25) · FMA (Austria) statement on KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH (checked 2026-09-25)

BingXLimited

BingX names the Netherlands as a Restricted Jurisdiction. No other EEA state is named.

Exchange · Identity check required · MiCA status

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

CoinbaseLimited

Coinbase Financial Services Europe Ltd. (CySEC licence 374/19). Coinbase offers futures and perpetual-style futures in most EEA countries through a CySEC-licensed firm. The Coinbase page does not name the EEA countries that are excluded.

Exchange · Identity check required · MiCA status

Coinbase Help: Get started with US Derivatives (checked 2026-09-25) · Coinbase Help: Trading US Derivatives in Canada (checked 2026-09-25)

Venues whose terms do not name the EU and EEA

13 venues

BybitNot named

The Bybit terms do not name the EEA. Bybit states that it will progressively limit certain Bybit Global services for EEA residents, and no Bybit page states a perps service for EEA users.

Exchange · Identity check required · MiCA status

Bybit Service Restricted Countries page (checked 2026-09-23) · Bybit notice for users in the EEA (2026-06-29) (checked 2026-09-25) · Bybit EU Service Restricted Countries page (checked 2026-09-25)

MEXCNot named

MEXC bars territory under comprehensive EU sanctions, not the EU as a place. No EU or EEA member state is named as a Prohibited Jurisdiction.

Exchange · Not stated · MiCA status

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

HyperliquidNot named

The terms bar sanctioned and export-controlled jurisdictions. They do not name the European Union or any European Economic Area state.

Perp DEX · No identity check in the interface

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

AsterNot named

The terms name European Union sanctions lists but do not name any European Union or European Economic Area state as a Prohibited Jurisdiction.

Perp DEX · Not stated

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

LighterNot named

The terms name European Union sanctions lists but do not name any European Union or European Economic Area state as a barred location.

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 any European Union or European Economic Area state. No edgeX page states a perpetual contracts service for those 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 any European Union or European Economic Area state as a Restricted Person location.

Perp DEX · Not stated

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

GMXNot named

The terms name the European Union only as a sanctions authority. They do not name the European Union or the EEA as a restricted territory.

Perp DEX · Not stated

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

Jupiter PerpsNot named

The terms name the European Union only as a sanctions authority. They do not name the European Union or the EEA as a restricted locality.

Perp DEX · Not stated

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

ParadexNot named

The terms name the European Union only as a sanctions authority. The restricted-persons page does not list the European Union or the EEA as a restricted territory.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Paradex terms of service (checked 2026-09-23) · Paradex restricted-persons page (checked 2026-09-25)

ExtendedNot named

The restricted-countries page does not name the European Union, the EEA, or any EU member state.

Perp DEX · Not stated

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

GRVTNot named

The restricted-jurisdictions article does not name the European Union, the EEA, or any EU member state.

Perp DEX · Not stated

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

PacificaNot named

The terms name the European Union only as a sanctions authority. They do not name the European Union or the EEA as a restricted territory.

Perp DEX · Not stated

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

Venues that exclude the EU and EEA

1 venue

HTXNot available

HTX bars users from all member states of the European Union from all Services.

Exchange · Identity check required · MiCA status

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

What the regulator publishes

EU (MiCA): MiCA does not apply to crypto-assets that qualify as financial instruments (Article 2(4)). Derivatives with a crypto-asset underlying that qualify as MiFID II financial instruments stay under the existing financial services rules. Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), Article 2(4) and recitals, EUR-Lex (checked 2026-09-25)

ESMA: In 2018, ESMA agreed temporary product intervention measures for CFDs sold to retail investors. The leverage limit for CFDs on cryptocurrencies was 2:1. ESMA press release: restrictions on CFDs for retail investors (March 27, 2018) (checked 2026-09-25)

MiCA licences cover crypto-asset services. They do not cover perpetual futures, which are MiFID II financial instruments. See the MiCA exchange register for each exchange licence.

Regulator warnings and actions that name a venue

7 entries

Other jurisdictions

Questions

Which perp venues state a service in the EU and EEA?

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

Which venues name the EU and EEA as a restricted location?

HTX

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 the EU & EEA: who allows it." Sources checked 2026-09-25. https://perpfinder.com/perps-by-country/eu

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Risk Warning: Trading perpetual futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Only trade with funds you can afford to lose.