Mixin Launches U-Margined Perpetual Contracts, Bringing Derivatives Trading Into Chat
Hong Kong, China, April 19th, 2026, Chainwire
Privacy-focused crypto wallet Mixin today announced the launch of its U-margined perpetual contracts (USDT-margined derivatives).
Unlike traditional exchanges, Mixin is taking a different approach: bringing derivatives trading out of isolated matching engines and into a messaging environment.
Users can open leveraged positions of up to 200x directly within the app, while also sharing positions, discussing strategies, and copying trades inside private communities. Trading, social interaction, and asset management are integrated into a single interface.
Simplified Trading Experience: No KYC, Five Steps to Open a Position
Mixin removes traditional onboarding friction by allowing users to access perpetual trading without identity verification requirements, based on its non-custodial architecture.
The trading flow is reduced to five steps:
- Select trading asset
- Choose long or short
- Enter position size and leverage
- Review order details
- Confirm and open the position
The interface provides real-time visibility into price, positions, and PnL, allowing users to execute trades without navigating multiple modules.
Social-Native Trading: Strategy and Execution in One Place
Mixin integrates social functionality directly into its derivatives trading environment.
Users can create private trading communities and interact around live positions:
- Private encrypted groups with up to 1,024 members
- End-to-end encrypted voice communication
- One-click position sharing
- One-click copy trading
At the execution layer, Mixin aggregates multiple sources of liquidity, providing a unified trading interface that enables access to liquidity from decentralized protocols and external market venues.
By combining social interaction with execution, Mixin enables users to collaborate, share, and act on trading strategies within the same environment.
Referral Model: Non-Institutional Users Can Enjoy Up to 60% Trading Fee Sharing
Mixin also introduced a referral-based incentive system tied to trading activity.
- Users can bind invitation codes to participate
- Up to 60% of trading fees can be shared
- Designed for recurring, long-term rewards
The model is intended to encourage organic growth and user-driven network expansion.
Self-Custodial Architecture With Built-in Privacy
Mixin’s derivatives trading is built on its existing self-custodial wallet infrastructure.
Key features include:
- Separation between trading accounts and asset storage
- Full user control over assets
- No custodial handling of user funds
- Built-in privacy mechanisms to reduce data exposure
The system is designed to balance trading efficiency with asset security and privacy.
A Different Approach to On-Chain Derivatives
As perpetual contracts become a dominant trading instrument, Mixin is exploring a different direction by combining low barriers to entry, social interaction, and privacy.
Rather than focusing solely on execution infrastructure, the platform positions trading as a networked activity:
Trading becomes social, strategies become shareable, and relationships become part of the financial layer.
Regulatory Context
Mixin’s design is based on a user-initiated and user-controlled model. The platform does not custody assets or execute trades on behalf of users.
This approach aligns with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Trading and Markets Staff Statement issued on April 13, 2026, titled “Staff Statement Regarding Broker-Dealer Registration of Certain User Interfaces Utilized to Prepare Transactions in Crypto Asset Securities.”
The statement notes that non-custodial service providers offering neutral interfaces may not be required to register as broker-dealers or exchanges, provided that transactions are fully user-initiated and user-controlled.
About Mixin
Mixin is a decentralized, self-custodial privacy wallet designed to provide secure and efficient digital asset management.
Its core capabilities include:
- Aggregation: Integrating multi-chain assets and routing across trading paths to simplify user operations
- High Liquidity Access: Connecting to multiple liquidity sources, including decentralized protocols and external market venues
- Decentralization: Enabling full user control over assets without reliance on custodial intermediaries
- Privacy Protection: Leveraging MPC, CryptoNote, and end-to-end encrypted communication to protect both assets and data
Mixin has been operating for over 8 years, supporting 40+ blockchains and 10,000+ assets, with more than 10 million users globally and over $1 billion in self-custodied assets.