U.S. regulators just greenlit crypto perpetual futures — buy Coinbase before the product launches
The top U.S. derivatives regulator just gave the green light for crypto perpetual futures contracts to trade on American exchanges for the first time. Coinbase is one of the first platforms ready to offer these products, which until now only existed on overseas exchanges.
Idea
Perpetual futures are the most popular crypto trading product in the world — they handle more volume than regular spot trading — but until now Americans had to use offshore exchanges to access them. Bringing this product onshore to regulated U.S. platforms is a direct revenue catalyst for Coinbase, which is already positioned to launch. This is similar to how the spot Bitcoin ETF approval benefited Coinbase as a custodian, except this time Coinbase captures the trading fees directly. While Bitcoin ETFs have been bleeding $2.8 billion over nine days, this new product offering could re-ignite institutional interest and give Coinbase a fresh revenue stream.