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SGX Group Launches Institutional Crypto Perpetual Futures | Markets Outlook

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🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The first traditional exchange-listed bitcoin and ether perpetual futures in Asia with Laurent Poirot, SGX Group's Head of Strategy for Derivatives. In today's Markets Outlook, SGX Group's Head of Strategy for Derivatives, Laurent Poirot, joins CoinDesk's Andy Baehr to discuss the launch of the first traditional exchange-listed bitcoin and ether perpetual futures in Asia. He breaks down how this groundbreaking product merges crypto-native innovation with trusted TradFi infrastructure to meet surging institutional demand. - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnight.network/break-free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Need liquidity without selling your crypto? Take out a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Figure Crypto-Backed Loan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, allowing you to borrow against your BTC, ETH, or SOL with 12-month terms and no prepayment penalties. They have the lowest rates in the industry at 8.91%, allowing you to access instant cash or buy more Bitcoin without triggering a tax event. Unlock your crypto’s potential today at Figure! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://figuremarkets.co/coindesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - This episode was hosted by Andy Baehr.

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0:00.0

We have to acknowledge that Asia is the center of the growth in the digital asset space.

0:05.6

So it's quite natural to see Singapore basically pushing a new limit by bringing the listed

0:13.3

on a traditional exchange.

0:27.0

Break the cycle of exploitation, break down the barriers to truth, break into the next generation of privacy, break free.

0:31.3

Free to scroll without being monetized, free from censorship, freedom without fear.

0:33.3

We deserve more when it comes to privacy.

0:38.0

Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design.

0:42.1

Break free with midnight, visit midnight.net.net. Network forward slash break dash free.

0:46.0

Looking for the best way to unlock your crypto's liquidity, whether you're funding a major purchase like a down payment on a home, investing in new opportunities, or even buying more

0:50.3

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0:54.9

loan in the Figure app today. I'm delighted to be joined by Laurent Poirot, head of strategy

1:00.4

for derivatives at SGX Group. Lauren, it's great to see you. Great for having me, Andy. Thank you very much.

1:06.5

We have a case of the Mondays in the markets in Asia this morning where things started

1:11.1

to weaken a little bit.

1:12.9

The prevailing sentiment in at least the crypto markets had been that we had found a bottom.

1:18.8

Here in New York, it was a case of the Sunday Scaries.

1:22.3

What was your reaction to how the markets opened on Monday morning in Asia?

1:25.9

Well, we used to see such price action during the weekends, and now I would say things

1:30.5

are normalizing.

1:31.4

We had the Black Friday's feeling.

1:33.3

We had a week opening on Monday.

1:36.5

So maybe it's a sign that this market is becoming more institutional, and it's still

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