Where do traders from Canada/US trade crypto futures now? Any experience with VP

[AlexxxOll123]

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to understand what options crypto futures traders from Canada or the United States are realistically using right now.

I’m based in Canada and recently ran into an issue with Hyperliquid. My wallet/account was flagged as high risk by a third-party screening tool, and now I cannot access the normal front-end. I traded manually and I’m not sure what exactly triggered it. It may be related to wallet history, IP/VPN history, routing, or some false positive, but I’m currently waiting and don’t know what the best next step is.

I’m not asking how to bypass rules or violate any exchange terms. I’m trying to understand what other traders in Canada/US are doing in practice:

* Which exchanges are you using for crypto futures/perps?
* Are there any platforms that work properly for Canadian or US users?
* Have you ever had an account restricted or flagged because of VPN, IP, wallet history, or jurisdiction?
* If you used VPN before, did it ever cause problems with withdrawals, KYC, or account access?
* What is the safest setup if someone wants to trade actively but avoid getting funds stuck?
* Are prop firms / regulated futures platforms a better option than offshore crypto exchanges?

I’m especially interested in real experience, not just marketing links.

My main concern is not only trading fees or leverage, but operational risk: getting blocked while having open positions, being forced into KYC, or having withdrawals delayed.

Any advice or personal experience would be appreciated.

[BitMaxz]

If you are looking for crypto exchange, then I think you can't find any crypto exchange that offers crypto trading in the US and Canada.

But if you are looking for brokers, I think CME is the one where you can trade futures with crypto.
CME is a licensed broker, so you don't need to worry about the risk of your funds getting stuck even though it is heavily regulated in the US and Canada.

I did some research since Binance had a license rejection recently; it seems that Coinbase is the only one right now that offers crypto trading futures in the US and Canada. They are legal on these two countries.

It's better not to use a VPN; stick with the legal exchanges like Coinbase for now to avoid issues in the future.

[hd49728]

I did some research since Binance had a license rejection recently; it seems that Coinbase is the only one right now that offers crypto trading futures in the US and Canada. They are legal on these two countries.

It's better not to use a VPN; stick with the legal exchanges like Coinbase for now to avoid issues in the future.

Coinbase is the USA-based exchange and they are also most favorite custodians of many Bitcoin Spot ETFs in the USA, so it is reasonable that Coinbase accept users from the USA and perhaps Canada. Because the USA and Canada are neighbor nations with many friendly cross-border regulations.

Your warning on risk of using VPN on Coinbase is really right and important. Coinbase themselves have to obey to strict regulations in the USA and they certainly don't want to have any legal problems by easily let their users cheating and using VPN for bypassing geolocation restrictions. The USA government, DOJ will not easily accept any accuse from Coinbase if the exchange does not comply with AML and KYC.