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A federal judge has rejected an emergency request to halt US stock perpetual futures but indicated the CFTC likely exceeded its legal authority.

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CFTC Regulatory Turbulence Amid Product Approvals and Legal Battles

The CFTC faces volatility after clearing stock perpetuals while simultaneously facing a lawsuit.

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Perps on single stocks. Legal. In the US 🚀👏👏

CFTC Chair Michael Selig just gave the green light. Single-stock perpetual futures can now trade on venues that are registered with the CFTC as a DCM and with the SEC as a notice-registered national securities exchange. So both regulators have to sign off.

If you've traded crypto, you already know how these work. No expiry and no quarterly rollover. A funding rate keeps the price close to spot. Until now, if you wanted that kind of exposure to US stocks, you pretty much had to go offshore.

What gets me is who signed off. The CFTC and the SEC have spent years fighting over turf, and now they're both approving a product crypto made popular. Crypto built it, tested it, and Wall Street is taking it #CFTC #WSJ #PERPS

🇺🇸 CFTC Approves Equity Perpetual Futures on U.S.-Regulated Exchanges — A Major Milestone for TradFi

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved equity perpetual futures on regulated U.S. exchanges, extending the crypto-native derivatives model to traditional stocks.

Unlike conventional futures, perpetual contracts have no expiration date and use funding rates to track underlying asset prices. Following the earlier approval of Bitcoin perpetual futures, the new equity products fall under joint CFTC–SEC oversight, marking a significant step in regulatory coordination.

The bigger picture: Crypto-native trading mechanisms are entering traditional finance. Regulated equity perpetuals could accelerate the convergence of Wall Street, 24/7 derivatives markets and the broader RWA ecosystem.

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CFTC Facing Major Legal Challenge Over Stock Perpetual Futures

A group backed by Cboe and Citadel Securities is suing the CFTC to challenge its jurisdiction over stock perpetual futures, a move that could redefine the SEC and CFTC regulatory divide.

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I've watched the perps fight all year — Tuesday it flipped.

The CFTC cleared single-stock perpetual futures for registered US exchanges — a contract born on crypto venues, with no expiry date and high leverage on tap. Chairman Mike Selig framed it as building on the bitcoin perps milestone from about five months ago.

The same day, the Capital Markets Alliance — backed by Cboe and Citadel Securities — sued in New York court to kill the policy, arguing stock perps are securities-based swaps under the SEC, and that the CFTC failed to explain its reversal. The CFTC called the suit "troubling" interference.

The irony is hard to miss: the swaps-versus-futures argument CME used against crypto perps in June is now aimed at stock perps. If the alliance wins, onshore perps stall; if it loses, the crypto version looks harder to dislodge.

$BTC $76,267 (-0.8%/24h), $ETH $2,244 (-0.5%/24h), Binance spot — tape context only, not a reaction to this suit. NFA, DYOR.

If stock perps are just swaps by another name, should crypto perps expect the same challenge next?

#CFTC #Perps #Regulation #CryptoMarkets #WallStreet

$LIT is going legit — are you watching it? 🔥 Up 2.3% as Lighter prepares its CFTC filing this month for a regulated US trading venue and clearing house. On-chain perps, Wall Street rules. Does regulated perps change the game for you?

#LIT #CFTC #CryptoNews
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US regulators just cleared perpetual futures on individual stocks, and crypto equities jumped.

What happened (CFTC, via Yahoo Finance data):
• Coinbase +6.42% to $146.68
• Circle +5.41% to $75.98
• Strategy +4.36% to $136.46

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said equity perps can now trade on CFTC-registered exchanges. The perp model crypto traders know is moving into traditional markets.

My take: this blurs the line between crypto and TradFi venues. Watch whether volume migrates toward regulated platforms, and what it means for $COIN and $HYPE -style perp venues.

Which benefits most: regulated US exchanges or on-chain perp DEXs?

#CFTC #Perpetuals #Crypto

$HYPE is the coin Wall Street just copied. 🔥 The CFTC cleared stock perps for US exchanges for the first time — the product Hyperliquid made famous, with $630B+ traded last month. ICE is building on its rails. Did regulators just validate it?

#HYPE #CFTC #CryptoNews
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🟠 US regulators are opening the door to stock-based perpetual futures, per CoinTelegraph. 🏛️ The CFTC clearance carries a contract style made popular in crypto into traditional markets, amid ongoing legal disputes. Details on terms and which exchanges will list them were not in the source.

Does bringing perpetual-style contracts to stock markets change how you think about derivatives access? Share your view. 👇

#cftc #perpetuals #futures #stocks #derivatives

🚨 BREAKING: US Approves Regulated Equity Perps for the First Time

CFTC Chair Michael Selig announced Tuesday that single-stock perpetual futures can now trade on registered US exchanges, the first approval of its kind. Venues including Coinbase Derivatives, Kalshi, Bitnomial and Crypto.com's OG.com, all notice-registered with the SEC, are cleared to list perpetual contracts on individual stocks.

Why this matters for crypto: perps were born in crypto. Offshore venues built a multi-trillion-dollar market on a product US traders could only reach abroad. Now the same product goes onshore under US regulation, with joint CFTC-SEC coordination ending years of jurisdictional deadlock.

This is a structural win for regulated derivatives and a direct challenge to offshore dominance. But approval is not launch: listing standards still need clearing, and leveraged single-stock perps carry the same liquidation risk crypto traders know well. Watch which venue lists first, and whether volume actually migrates onshore.

🔑 Bottom line: the US just legitimized the product crypto invented. That is a milestone, not a trade signal.

📌 Sharing personal opinions only, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy/sell. Crypto is highly risky; DYOR and you are solely responsible. No coin promotion.

#CFTC #Perps #Regulation #Crypto #Binance

Huge bullish news!!!! Perpetual contracts, which crypto traders have been using for years, have officially entered the U.S. stock market 👏👏
CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig has officially announced that single-stock perpetual futures have been approved for listing and trading in the United States for the first time. Platforms offering these contracts must meet two requirements: they must be designated contract markets (DCMs) by the CFTC, and national securities exchanges registered with the SEC. In other words, both regulators have to give their approval.
The key point❗️❗️ The biggest difference between perpetual contracts and ordinary futures is that they have no expiration date, so there’s no need to roll them over every quarter. Funding rates keep their prices close to spot prices. Until now, anyone wanting to trade U.S. stocks this way basically had to use offshore platforms. Now it’s possible in regulated markets, too.
The significance of this step isn’t just that a new product has been added. It’s that, for the first time, U.S. regulators have acknowledged that a product structure proven in crypto markets can be brought into the traditional financial system. The CFTC and SEC have spent years disputing jurisdiction. This time, both agencies approved it, sending a clear signal: the boundary between TradFi and crypto is being actively dismantled #CFTC #合约交易 #美股

Traders on X are calling this a TradFi crossover moment 👀

The CFTC just cleared perpetual futures on US stocks for the first time (CoinDesk). Perps, the no-expiry contract born on offshore crypto venues, can now trade on CFTC-registered exchanges under joint CFTC-SEC oversight, after May's first US $BTC perp approval.

Why it matters: the product crypto traders live on is going mainstream.

But deemed approval is not launch day: no exchange, stock list, or date named yet.

Which lists first, a Coinbase stock perp or a Kalshi one? 👇

Not financial advice. DYOR.
#crypto #CFTC #perpetuals

🚨 CFTC OPENS THE DOOR TO STOCK PERPETUAL FUTURES!

A major development from the United States:

The CFTC has cleared the way for perpetual futures linked to individual stocks to trade on registered US exchanges.

Why does this matter?

🔹 Crypto-style financial products are expanding beyond digital assets.
🔹 Traditional stock markets are exploring new trading structures.
🔹 US regulators are bringing these products under greater oversight.

This shows how financial innovation is crossing the boundaries between traditional markets and crypto.

💬 Could traditional finance adopt more blockchain-inspired products?

#CFTC #Crypto #StockMarkets #Finance #CryptoNews $BTC $ETH $SOL

Stock perps got a #US regulatory opening, not a blanket licence for offshore venues.

The CFTC's Nov 3 statement requires dual #CFTC / #SEC registration.

Next: actual listings, funding rules and pricing when the cash market is shut.

🇺🇸📊 Historic Shift! #CFTC Greenlights First-Ever #US Regulated Equity Perpetual Contracts (Equity Perps)! 🚨⚡

A monumental evolution in #TradFi architecture: CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig officially approves the listing of Equity Perpetual Futures on US regulated exchanges, bridging the gap between crypto-native trading structures and Wall Street.

🔥 Ending the Offshore Era:

By harmonizing jurisdictions with the #SEC , this executive move aims to capture massive global liquidity from offshore, unregulated venues, shifting continuous leverage trading back onshore under robust federal oversight.

🐋 Market & Crypto Macro Impact:

Perpetuals—the dominant liquidity vehicle in crypto—are now mainstreaming into traditional single-stock equities.

This heavily accelerates institutional validation for 24/7 trading mechanics and massively boosts the #RWA (Real World Assets) crypto ecosystem.

🚨 Related Crypto Tokens to Watch: $ONDO
| $HYPE
| $AVAX

🟠 The CFTC says perpetual futures on individual stocks can now list on U.S.-regulated exchanges 🏛️ They were deemed approved as security futures products, but exchanges need both CFTC and SEC registrations. No exchange, contract or launch date has been named, and CME's lawsuit over the earlier Kalshi perp approval is still pending.

Does access to regulated perpetual futures on U.S. stocks change how you think about offshore versus onshore derivatives venues? 👇

#cftc #perpetuals #sec #equities #derivatives

The CFTC decision to clear perpetual futures for equities brings the dominant crypto trading model to Wall Street signaling a massive shift in market architecture.

#CFTC #MarketStructure ‎

In the fight over U.S. single-stock perpetual futures, the court hasn’t put a stop to them yet—but the judge’s words were sharp.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni for the Southern District of New York denied the Capital Markets Alliance—which includes Cboe, Citadel Securities, and others—an immediate temporary restraining order to halt U.S. single-stock perpetuals offered by Kalshi, Coinbase Derivatives, and Bitnomial. It wasn’t because the plaintiffs lacked a case: she wrote that the Alliance was “likely” to succeed on the merits, finding that these perpetual contracts, which have no expiration date, are unlike “security futures” and more akin to swaps regulated by the SEC. The claim that the CFTC had overstepped its authority has merit.

The sticking point was “irreparable harm”: the judge found the harms described in the three companies’ statements too speculative to constitute an urgent threat warranting an immediate halt. So the products can continue trading for now; the CFTC must respond to the preliminary injunction motion by November 6, and the plaintiffs must reply by November 10.

For crypto-native derivatives, this is more like a halftime whistle: onshore perpetuals have been spared for now, but the judge has openly questioned the regulatory boundaries. The real drama will be the injunction battle ahead.$BTC #加密监管 #CFTC

House Democrats are discussing a new bill to expand SEC oversight, limit the CFTC’s role, and restrict federal officials’ cryptocurrency activities. The crypto market structure is set for major changes. #加密货币 #SEC #CFTC