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Charlie (@0xBroze), co-founder of the Felix Protocol, announced that Felix’s HIP-3 DEX and all spot markets will begin shutting down on June 19 and complete shutdown by June 20; all traders must close their active positions before then. In its post-mortem analysis, the Felix team noted that competitor TradeXYZ successfully established a growth flywheel and gained market dominance by launching earlier, pricing in USDC (rather than Felix’s USDH), rapidly expanding the number of markets, and leveraging airdrop-driven brand effects. Although Felix launched first in markets such as OIL, GOLD, and SILVER—and recorded approximately $3 billion in trading volume—it was ultimately overtaken by TradeXYZ. Felix emphasized that the DEX shutdown will not affect its lending or spot stock trading businesses, and the team will continue focusing on upgrading and iterating these core products.
According to an official announcement, Coinbase has launched gold perpetual futures (GOLD-PERP) and silver perpetual futures (SILVER-PERP), available to eligible non-U.S. institutional and retail traders. These products are tradable in supported regions via the Coinbase International Exchange, coinbase.com, and the Coinbase App. Both products are linear perpetual contracts referenced to the spot price of one troy ounce of gold or silver, settled in USDC, and support 24/7/365 trading with up to 25x leverage. Coinbase also stated that it is working with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to transition its gold and silver futures offerings in the United States to 24/7 trading.
According to the official announcement, Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced have fully launched trading for GOLD-PERP and SILVER-PERP perpetual contracts, supporting multiple order types including limit orders, market orders, stop orders, and stop-limit orders.