Illustration of a contract folder and calendar pages representing the conversion of perpetual-style crypto contracts into true perpetual futures under CFTC no-action relief

CFTC Opens Path to True Perpetual Futures for Coinbase and Bitnomial

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight issued a no-action letter allowing designated contract markets to convert existing perpetual-style digital commodity futures contracts into true digital commodity perpetual futures by removing their expiration dates, subject to specified conditions.

CFTC no-action letter on event contract reporting and clearing framework

CFTC Expands No-Action Relief for Event Contract Transactions to Include Bitnomial Clearing

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Monday, in a statement, that staff from its Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk have issued a supplemental no-action letter addressing swap data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for certain event contract transactions.