Crypto Exchanges Launch $19 Million in CXMT Perps, Bypassing China AI Stock Controls
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Updated · Financial Times · Jul 26
Crypto Exchanges Launch $19 Million in CXMT Perps, Bypassing China AI Stock Controls
1 articles · Updated · Financial Times · Jul 26
Summary
$19 million of perpetual futures tied to Chinese chipmaker CXMT changed hands in 24 hours, giving investors synthetic exposure ahead of its Shanghai listing on Monday.
Those contracts let traders bypass Beijing’s tightly controlled access routes to mainland equities, including Stock Connect, QFII quotas and Star Market eligibility rules requiring Rmb500,000 in assets.
TradeXYZ and Gate.com are among platforms listing the products, with tradeXYZ also launching a 10-times-leveraged perp on Shanghai-listed GigaDevice Semiconductor.
The instruments mirror crypto’s pre-IPO bets on names such as SpaceX and OpenAI, but regulators still face unresolved questions over whether they are securities, beneficial interests or synthetic derivatives.
Singapore’s MAS last month put Hyperliquid—the main venue for CXMT perps—on its investor alert list, underscoring how fast crypto markets are encroaching on regulated finance.