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Bitget Launches ZESTUSDT Futures Trading on June 4, 2026

Bitget Launches ZESTUSDT Futures Trading on June 4, 2026

Separate June 4, 2026 exchange announcements detailed new USDT-settled perpetual futures listings: Bitget for ZESTUSDT with up to 10x leverage and Gate for BTWUSDT with up to 20x leverage.

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Fact Check
The Binance official announcement (bn-1477) explicitly lists the six contracts DELLUSDT, IBMUSDT, NOWUSDT, CRMUSDT, IRENUSDT, ONDSUSDT launching 2026-06-03 with USDT settlement and 20x max leverage, matching the claim exactly. PANews independently confirms the same six tickers, date, and leverage cap.
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Summary

On June 4, 2026, Bitget said it launched ZESTUSDT for futures trading, a USDT-settled contract tied to ZEST that offers up to 10x leverage, a tick size of 0.00001, four-hour funding fee settlements, 24/7 trading and support for futures trading bots. Separately, Gate Futures said it launched the BTWUSDT perpetual contract, a USDT-margined product supporting long and short positions with leverage from 1x to 20x. Both exchanges said they may adjust contract parameters over time based on market risk conditions, including leverage-related settings and margin requirements.

Terms & Concepts
  • funding fees: Periodic payments tied to perpetual futures positions that are settled on a set schedule.
  • tick size: The smallest allowed price increment for a trading pair.
  • maintenance margin: Minimum collateral needed to keep positions open.