Hyperliquid Lobbying Organization Welcomes CFTC Approval of US First Ever Perpetual Contract, Says Regulation Acknowledges Perp Market Value

**Hyperliquid Policy Center Hails CFTC’s New Perpetual Contract Rules** May 29 – The Hyperliquid Policy Center, a lobbying arm for Hyperliquid, welcomed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) latest regulatory moves on Thursday. The actions include the U.S.’s first-ever listed perpetual contract approval, a policy statement outlining perpetual derivatives listing rules, accompanying interpretive guidance, a no-action relief letter, and a staff advisory addressing 24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement. The policy center stated these measures mark regulators’ first clear acknowledgment of perpetual contracts’ legitimacy and core role in price discovery and risk management. It emphasized that prior regulatory ambiguity drove market activity and liquidity offshore, weakening America’s competitiveness in the global derivatives sector. The center also expressed its intention to deepen collaboration with the CFTC to build a regulatory framework applicable to both centralized intermediaries and on-chain protocols, noting that the vast majority of perpetual contract trading now takes place in on-chain markets.