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title: "Bybit and KuCoin announce AXISUSDT perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage"
description: "Bybit said it will list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract in its Innovation Zone with up to 20x leverage, according to its announcement feed, and KuCoin's announcement feed said KuCoin Futures would also list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract with up to 20x leverage. Neither venue disclosed additional…"
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published: 2026-10-21T13:25:02.000Z
updated: 2026-10-22T04:38:00.000Z
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# Bybit and KuCoin announce AXISUSDT perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage

Bybit said it will list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract in its Innovation Zone with up to 20x leverage, according to its announcement feed, and KuCoin's announcement feed said KuCoin Futures would also list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract with up to 20x leverage. Neither venue disclosed additional…

Attributed sources: [Bybit Announcements](<https://announcements.bybit.com/en-US/article/new-listing-axisusdt-perpetual-contract-in-innovation-zone-with-up-to-20x-leverage--art3e8fd0024821/>), [KuCoin Announcements](<https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-kucoin-futures-new-listing-axisusdt-perpetual-contract-with-up-to-20x-leverage?lang=en_US>)

## Key facts

Bybit said it will list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract in its Innovation Zone with up to 20x leverage, according to its announcement feed, and KuCoin's announcement feed said KuCoin Futures would also list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract with up to 20x leverage. Neither venue disclosed additional contract terms in the available announcements.
Evidence strength: Single source, 1 publisher group(s) (Bybit Announcements, KuCoin Announcements); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation.
No complete post-detection return window is available yet.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 hour | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | false |
| Coverage | 0.0% (0/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | — |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | — |
| BTC beta | — |
| Source / cutoff (UTC) | — / 21/10/2026, 13:25 |

## Claims and open questions

- Bybit's announcement feed said the AXISUSDT perpetual contract will trade in the Innovation Zone with up to 20x leverage.
- KuCoin's announcement feed said KuCoin Futures will list an AXISUSDT perpetual contract with up to 20x leverage.
- On what date and at what time do the Bybit and KuCoin AXISUSDT perpetual contracts begin trading?
- What funding interval, tick size and other contract specifications will each venue apply to AXISUSDT?

## Source evidence

- [New listing: AXISUSDT Perpetual Contract in Innovation Zone, with up to 20x leverage](<https://announcements.bybit.com/en-US/article/new-listing-axisusdt-perpetual-contract-in-innovation-zone-with-up-to-20x-leverage--art3e8fd0024821/>) — Bybit Announcements; published 21/10/2026, 13:20; received 21/10/2026, 13:25 (UTC).
- [KuCoin Futures New Listing: AXISUSDT Perpetual Contract with Up to 20x Leverage](<https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-kucoin-futures-new-listing-axisusdt-perpetual-contract-with-up-to-20x-leverage?lang=en_US>) — KuCoin Announcements; published 22/10/2026, 04:33; received 22/10/2026, 04:37 (UTC).


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