VALR Unveils 200+ Hyperliquid Perps Markets

VALR Unveils ‘Perps’ Product, Expanding Trading to Over 200 Global Markets

Johannesburg, South Africa – July 2nd, 2026 – VALR, a leading digital asset exchange, today announced the upcoming launch of ‘Perps,’ a new cross-asset class perpetuals product that will introduce more than 200 markets to its platform. This significant expansion will allow users to express directional views by going long or short with leverage across a wide array of global equities, commodities, precious metals, stock indices, forex pairs, and crypto assets. The introduction of Perps builds upon VALR’s existing derivatives infrastructure, which first debuted in 2023.

The new product is powered by an integration with Hyperliquid, a high-performance decentralized blockchain. Leveraging Hyperliquid’s permissionless infrastructure, VALR users will be able to open and manage positions directly within the VALR platform, promising a seamless user experience.

The addition of over 200 new markets represents a substantial increase in the diversity of assets available through a single digital platform. Notably, this marks the first instance of a major regulated exchange natively integrating an on-chain Layer-1 protocol to source liquidity and execute trades for global cross-asset perpetuals. The newly accessible contracts cover multiple global asset classes, empowering traders to articulate their views on macroeconomic events and capitalize on market volatility.

Gianluca Sacco, Chief Operating Officer at VALR, commented on the launch: “With this launch, we’re putting over 200 perpetuals markets directly inside the VALR app. This offers 24/7 access to crypto, commodities, currencies, and equities – both listed and pre-IPO – all through the regulated exchange our customers already trust. Perps are how crypto traders take a view on price, a market now exceeding hundreds of billions of dollars in daily volume. We believe they will become the standard for trading across all markets. Our integration of Hyperliquid will provide our users with the deepest on-chain liquidity available anywhere. For VALR customers in South Africa and beyond, this means access to the markets that matter, in real-time.”

Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Johannesburg, VALR is backed by prominent investors including Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Fidelity’s F-Prime Capital. The company stands as the leading digital asset exchange and infrastructure provider on the African continent, offering a comprehensive suite of products such as Spot Trading, Spot Margin, Perpetuals, Staking, Lending, Borrowing, OTC services, VALR Invest, Crypto Bundles, and VALR Pay. VALR holds a license from South Africa’s FSCA and a provisional license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. The exchange serves over 1.9 million registered users and 1,900 corporate and institutional clients globally, with a mission to advance a just financial future that upholds human dignity and the unity of mankind.

Hyperliquid is a decentralized Layer 1 blockchain recognized for its perpetuals and spot trading capabilities. It is currently the largest and most liquid decentralized exchange, supporting both crypto and real-world assets like oil and precious metals. The Hyperliquid ecosystem also facilitates borrowing, lending, and features a full-fledged EVM.

Risk Disclosure
Futures trading is provided by VALR DAM Pty Ltd, a licensed Financial Services Provider (FSP #54897) and Over-the-Counter Derivatives Provider.

VALR Perps order management, execution, liquidation, margin requirements, position management, mark prices, and funding rates are managed and provided through certain third-party liquidity provider(s). VALR acts solely as an intermediary, enabling account holders to access services offered by these third-party liquidity providers. VALR disclaims any liability arising from or in connection with the acts, omissions, services, pricing, liquidity, order execution, system availability, or operational failures of such third-party liquidity provider(s).

The use of VALR Perps involves inherent risks. Users are advised to refer to VALR’s Risk Disclosures and Futures Terms of Service for detailed information.