Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has officially launched perpetual futures contracts for oil and natural gas, as announced on Wednesday. The new contracts for West Texas Intermediate crude, Brent crude, and natural gas offer up to 100x leverage and are settled in USDT. This expansion completes the platform’s energy sector offerings, adding to its existing suite of commodity contracts including precious metals.
The crypto trading platform Binance has officially launched oil and natural gas futures trading. The service was announced Wednesday afternoon.
According to the exchange notice, Binance Futures launched three perpetual contracts on April 1, 2026. The CLUSDT contract for West Texas Intermediate crude oil went live at 09:00 UTC, followed by BZUSDT for Brent crude at 09:10 UTC and NATGASUSDT for natural gas at 09:20 UTC.
Each new contract offers leverage of up to 100 times. The CLUSDT and BZUSDT contracts each represent one barrel of crude oil, while the NATGASUSDT contract represents one MMBtu of natural gas.
This move completes Binance‘s energy sector offerings, which have been gaining traction. The exchange now offers a total of 20 mainstream asset contracts, including various commodities and precious metals.
The platform launched perpetual contracts for gold and silver this past January. Both of those contracts are also settled in USDT.
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This launch serves as a bridge between traditional commodities and crypto trading. Its timing aligns with rising instability in global energy markets.
Precious metals, oil, and energy markets have been volatile since the start of the US-Iran war. Stability in these markets still appears out of reach.
