U.S. just legalized crypto's most popular trading product — Coinbase wins big
The main U.S. derivatives regulator just gave the green light for crypto perpetual futures contracts to trade on American exchanges for the first time. Coinbase received specific regulatory approval to offer these products, which until now have only been available on offshore exchanges.
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Perpetual futures contracts are the most popular crypto trading product in the world, but until now Americans could only access them through offshore exchanges like Binance. The CFTC specifically named Coinbase in a no-action letter, meaning Coinbase gets first-mover advantage to offer these products onshore. This opens up a massive new revenue stream — think of it like a casino finally getting permission to offer its most popular game. Traders who have been using unregulated platforms will likely migrate to Coinbase for the safety and legitimacy of a regulated U.S. exchange. This is the kind of structural business change that can re-rate a stock higher over weeks, not just days.