OCT 25, 2026
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BTC-PERP is the deepest market on Aevo and the one with the most ways to trade it. Take a leveraged long or short at up to 20x, attach options protection with PERPS+, or trade Bitcoin options directly in Easy Mode, all from one cross-margin account.
Snapshot from 25 October 2026. These figures refresh from the Aevo public API when it is reachable from this page. Funding is shown per one-hour funding period.
Index price, last 7 days
Hourly index prices over the 7 days to 25 October 2026. The chart refreshes from the Aevo public API when it is reachable from this page.
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BTC options on Aevo
Options on Aevo are European-style, cash-settled in USDC and expire at 08:00 UTC. A put/call ratio above 1 means more put open interest than call open interest.
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BTC-PERP contract specifications
Source: Aevo BTC perpetual contract specification, October 2026.
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Bitcoin in numbers
Maximum Bitcoin supply, fixed by the protocol
Year the Bitcoin network launched, with the genesis block on 3 January
Halving in April 2024, which cut the block reward to 3.125 BTC
Share of global crypto options volume in BTC and ETH combined
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What moves the price of Bitcoin?
Supply schedule. Issuance halves roughly every four years. The most recent halving was in April 2024.
ETF flows. US spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading in January 2024. By April 2026, open interest in options on BlackRock’s IBIT had passed Deribit’s.
Macro and liquidity. Rates, the dollar and equity risk appetite feed through to Bitcoin, often within hours.
Leverage. Liquidation cascades can push the price well past where news alone would take it.
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Ways to trade Bitcoin on Aevo
Goal
Tool
Where
Leveraged long or short
BTC-PERP
app.aevo.xyz/perpetual/btc
Earn premium on a view you hold
PERPS+ Get Paid to Hold
Built into the perp ticket
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BTC-PERP liquidation price calculator
The calculator is preset to BTC-PERP’s 3% maintenance margin. At 10x, a fall of about 7% reaches liquidation in a simplified model, and at 20x about 2%.
Where does a leveraged position get liquidated?
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Risks of a leveraged BTC position
Liquidation. The liquidation fee on BTC-PERP is 1% of the position’s value, charged on top of the loss.
Funding. Funding is exchanged every hour. When the perp trades above the index, longs pay shorts.
Gaps. Bitcoin trades 24/7, and so do liquidations.
Ready to trade Bitcoin?
BTC-PERP, BTC options and PERPS+ in one account.
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WHERE TO GO NEXT
Browse every crypto perpetual market on Aevo with live mark and index prices, such as the Ethereum perps market. To trade perps with an options hedge built in, see the perps dex. New to funding and liquidation? Start with how to trade perpetual futures.
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Frequently asked questions
What is BTC-PERP on Aevo?
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What leverage can I use on BTC-PERP?
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How often is funding paid on BTC-PERP?
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What are the fees on BTC-PERP?
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Can I hedge a BTC perp on Aevo?
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Does Aevo have Bitcoin options?
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Open the BTC perp
Up to 20x, hourly funding, USDC settlement.
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MARKET
BTC-PERP
MAX LEVERAGE
20X
FUNDING
EVERY HOUR
FEES
0.08% TAKER, 0.05% MAKER
MARKETS / BITCOIN / BTC-PERP
Market pages are for information only and aren’t financial advice. Perpetual futures are leveraged and you can lose your full position. Live figures come from the Aevo public API and can change.