KuCoin and Bybit announce AXISUSDT perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage
KuCoin announced a new AXISUSDT perpetual contract with up to 20x leverage, and Bybit announced AXISUSDT perpetual trading in its Innovation Zone, also with up to 20x leverage, according to the exchanges' announcements.
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Key facts
Attributed sources: Bybit Announcements KuCoin Announcements
USDT after this site detected it
- 5 minutes—Awaiting a valid sample
- 1 hour—Awaiting a valid sample
- 24 hours—Window not complete
Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- KuCoin announced the new listing of an AXISUSDT perpetual contract offering up to 20x leverage, per KuCoin's announcement.
- Bybit announced AXISUSDT perpetual contract trading in its Innovation Zone with up to 20x leverage, per Bybit's announcement.
Still unresolved
- What launch times and trading conditions, such as funding intervals or tick sizes, each exchange set for the AXISUSDT contract beyond the stated leverage cap?
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Source evidence
announcements.bybit.com
Published 21/10/2026, 13:20 · Received 21/10/2026, 13:25
www.kucoin.com
Published 22/10/2026, 04:33 · Received 22/10/2026, 04:37
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Market reaction after detection
Returns start at the sample closest to site detection (within the same minute up to 10 minutes later), using the same data source and quote currency. Actual sample times are shown; missing observations remain blank.
| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC (pp) | Actual sampled interval / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | Window ended; awaiting a valid same-source sample |
| 1 hour | — | — | — | Window ended; awaiting a valid same-source sample |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
Historical market context
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Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly coverage | 0.0% (0/720) |
| Median absolute 1h return | — |
| 99th percentile of absolute 1h returns | — |
| Historical hourly BTC beta | — (0 matched returns) |
Awaiting source · Context as of 24/10/2026, 13:39 · Last included candle closed Not available
Hourly descriptive statistics, not minute-move probabilities. Backfilled history never moves the observation cutoff above.
Event timeline
Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC.
Source published: Bybit Announcements
Source received: Bybit Announcements
Source published: KuCoin Announcements
Source received: KuCoin Announcements
Event first detected by this site
Evidence record updated
Additional source received; evidence recalculated
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