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CFTC Staff Confirms Certain Crypto Perpetuals as Foreign Futures

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WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division issued an interpretation confirming that certain crypto-asset perpetual contracts offered on Deribit FZE may be categorized as foreign futures under Commission Regulation 30.1 and issued a no-action position regarding the posting of customer-owned digital commodities and payment stablecoins as margin collateral for certain foreign futures and foreign options positions.

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OCC Grants Preliminary Approval for Coinbase National Trust Company

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WASHINGTON, April 2, 2026 — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has granted preliminary conditional approval to Coinbase Global Inc.’s application to establish Coinbase National Trust Company in New York, a proposed national trust bank that would provide digital asset custody services as a fiduciary, primarily for institutional clients, according to OCC Corporate Decision No. 1370 dated April 2.

Crypto Enters U.S. Mortgage Market

Crypto Collateral Enters U.S. Mortgage Market via Fannie Mae–Eligible Loans

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NEW YORK, March 26, 2026 — Crypto-backed collateral is being introduced into the U.S. mortgage market through a structure linked to conforming loans eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae, as Better Home & Finance Holding Co. and Coinbase Global Inc. launch a product allowing borrowers to fund down payments without selling digital assets, according to a Bloomberg report.