Binance Futures will roll out silver perpetual contracts on Wednesday, giving crypto traders access to leveraged exposure to one of the strongest-performing commodities of 2025.
The derivatives unit of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume said the contract will go live at 10:00 UTC and allow up to 50x leverage on silver priced in U.S. dollars per troy ounce.
Perpetual futures, or “perps,” are derivative contracts that enable traders to speculate on price movements without owning the underlying asset or dealing with expiration dates. Funding rates, typically charged every few hours, are used to keep contract prices in line with the spot market. Their continuous trading, high leverage and round-the-clock access have made them a core feature of crypto markets, generating billions of dollars in daily volume.
According to Binance, the silver perpetual will be margined and settled in tether (USDT), the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, with a minimum notional value of 5 USDT. Funding fees will apply every four hours and will be capped at plus or minus 2%. With leverage set as high as 50x, traders can control positions far larger than their initial margin, amplifying both potential gains and losses.
The launch follows Binance’s recent debut of gold-linked perpetual contracts and underscores a broader trend of crypto traders expanding into precious metals, which significantly outperformed digital assets last year.
Silver surged roughly 147% in 2025, reaching a record high of $83.75 per ounce at one point, and was last trading near $79.84. Gold climbed more than 64% to $4,317, while bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, ended the year down more than 5%.
Both metals benefited from ongoing fiscal and inflation concerns, with silver receiving additional support from rising demand tied to solar power and electronics manufacturing.
Binance said the silver contract will be available for futures copy trading within 24 hours of launch. Under multi-assets mode, traders will also be able to post cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as margin collateral instead of relying solely on USDT, with haircuts applied to account for volatility.
The exchange will be the first major platform to offer silver-linked perpetual futures, extending a trend previously pioneered by smaller venues such as MEXC and BTCC.
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