Key Highlights
- VALR Perps is now live on the exchange’s web platform, with mobile support coming soon.
- Users can trade more than 200 perpetual markets across crypto, equities, forex, commodities, precious metals, and indices.
- The platform is powered by Hyperliquid’s on-chain liquidity infrastructure.
VALR, Africa’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has launched its Hyperliquid-powered perpetual futures platform, giving users access to more than 200 perpetual markets through its web platform.
In a post on X, VALR confirmed that VALR Perps is now available on the web, while support for its mobile application will be introduced in a future update.
The launch comes days after the exchange announced its integration with Hyperliquid, becoming the first centralized exchange to build its derivatives offering on the protocol’s on-chain trading infrastructure.
Perpetual trading goes live
With the launch, users can now access more than 200 perpetual futures markets across multiple asset classes from a single trading interface. The available markets include:
- Cryptocurrencies
- Equities
- Global stock indices
- Commodities
- Precious metals
- Foreign exchange pairs
The expansion broadens VALR’s derivatives offering by allowing traders to gain exposure to both digital assets and traditional financial markets through perpetual contracts.
How Hyperliquid powers it
The launch also confirms that VALR’s perpetual trading infrastructure is connected to Hyperliquid’s liquidity network. Following the announcement, the exchange confirmed that users access Hyperliquid’s liquidity while trading through VALR’s interface.
Rather than requiring users to bridge assets or interact directly with decentralized applications, the integration enables them to open and manage perpetual positions within VALR’s centralized trading platform while accessing Hyperliquid’s on-chain order books.
Built on last week’s integration
The launch follows VALR’s announcement last week that it had integrated Hyperliquid as the infrastructure powering its derivatives platform.
At the time, Hyperliquid described the partnership as its first direct integration with a centralized exchange, allowing VALR users to benefit from the protocol’s on-chain liquidity and transparency while continuing to use the exchange’s existing onboarding, custody, and trading experience.
The companies said the integration expands access to institutional-grade perpetual trading within Africa’s cryptocurrency market.
VALR expands its product offerings
The launch forms part of VALR’s broader strategy to expand digital asset services across Africa.
Earlier this year, the exchange introduced mobile money-powered crypto payments, allowing users in several African markets to buy cryptocurrencies directly using local mobile money services. The initiative was designed to improve access to digital assets in regions where traditional banking infrastructure remains limited.
With the addition of Hyperliquid-powered perpetual futures, VALR has expanded beyond spot trading and payments into multi-asset derivatives.
The rollout also reflects a broader industry trend of centralized exchanges integrating decentralized liquidity infrastructure instead of relying solely on proprietary order books, enabling users to access deeper liquidity while maintaining the familiar experience of a centralized trading platform.
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