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.
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a policy statement outlining its views on the listing of perpetual contracts, stating that perpetual contracts referencing asset classes not contemplated in the Commission’s approval of KalshiEX LLC’s BTCPERP futures contract should be submitted for review and approval under the voluntary product approval process set out in Commission Regulation 40.3.
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.
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026 — Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk, Division of Market Oversight, and Market Participants Division issued an advisory outlining regulatory expectations for designated contract markets, swap execution facilities, derivatives clearing organizations, and futures commission merchants seeking to extend trading and clearing operations to a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis.
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2026 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposal by Nasdaq PHLX LLC to list and trade cash-settled options tied to the Nasdaq Bitcoin Index, marking another step in the expansion of regulated U.S. market infrastructure for bitcoin-linked derivatives.
PARIS, February 24, 2026 — The European Securities and Markets Authority said in a press release that derivatives marketed as “perpetual futures” or “perpetual contracts” are likely to fall within the scope of national product intervention measures on contracts for differences (CFDs) where they meet the applicable definition.
HONG KONG, February 11, 2026 — The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a high-level framework setting out regulatory expectations for licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) that wish to offer virtual asset perpetual contracts, according to an announcement published by the SFC.
Crypto exchanges continue to update internal risk and margin controls through routine governance processes, even during periods of relatively stable market conditions.
