A leading exchange recently launched an interesting new product category — Silver (XAG)USDT perpetual contracts, with leverage set at 50x and 24-hour non-stop trading. This move has attracted widespread attention from the crypto community.

Silver's performance in 2025 has indeed been impressive. Year-to-date gains have approached 150%, surging from $29 to a historic high of $83. Increasing industrial demand for silver from the photovoltaic industry and AI infrastructure construction, coupled with asset allocation needs under the global de-dollarization trend, has made silver one of the most explosive traditional commodities. Previously, crypto traders who wanted to participate in silver price movements had to go through traditional finance platforms. Now they can directly trade using USDT or BTC as collateral, with significantly improved liquidity and convenience.

This is more than just adding a new trading product. Last year, a leading exchange already launched derivatives contracts for precious metals (gold and others), and now it's expanding to silver, clearly laying out a complete ecosystem for traditional financial commodities. Industry insiders widely predict that crude oil, natural gas, and other commodity contracts will likely be rolled out successively.

Once the trading infrastructure between traditional assets and the crypto market is truly integrated, 24-hour global liquidity can connect seamlessly. The potential for using crypto capital to participate in global commodity markets remains substantial. For traders, this innovation not only improves capital efficiency but also introduces new dimensions to risk management.