U.S. regulators finally approve crypto perpetual futures — long Coinbase as first-mover winner
U.S. regulators just gave the green light for crypto perpetual futures — a wildly popular trading product that until now only existed on offshore exchanges. Coinbase is among the first platforms cleared to offer them to American traders.
Idea
Perpetual futures are the most-traded crypto product in the world, responsible for the bulk of trading volume on offshore exchanges like Binance. Until now, U.S. investors couldn't access them legally on a regulated platform. Coinbase — already the largest U.S. crypto exchange — is first in line to capture what could be a massive new revenue stream as American traders flock to a regulated version of a product they've been using offshore. Regulatory approvals like this tend to re-rate a company's earnings expectations because Wall Street analysts can suddenly point to concrete new business lines. The stock could have room to run as the market digests just how big this opportunity is.