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Kraken is planning to launch a US-regulated Bitcoin perpetual contract in the next 30 days

2026.06.01 02:40:10

On June 1, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced it will launch a regulated Bitcoin perpetual contract product for U.S. institutional clients within 30 days, following the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s approval of a Bitcoin spot price-pegged perpetual futures contract. Once cleared, the product will go live on Bitnomial Exchange—a CFTC-regulated trading platform recently acquired by Kraken’s parent company, Payward. Back in April, Payward revealed it would buy crypto derivatives platform Bitnomial for up to $550 million, a move to expand its presence in the crypto derivatives market. Coinbase also quickly followed suit after the CFTC’s green light: the firm will now offer U.S. institutional clients access to global crypto options and perpetual futures markets via its futures brokerage business. As the U.S. regulatory framework for crypto grows clearer, competition in the domestic crypto perpetual futures market is heating up fast. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig emphasized that the real question isn’t whether crypto asset perpetual contracts should exist—it’s whether they operate under the U.S.’s regulatory, industry standard, and legal frameworks. The same day, CFTC staff also released guidance on 24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement, providing additional regulatory support for round-the-clock crypto derivatives trading.
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