Blockchain.com Seeks CFTC Approval to Offer US Trading
Approval would bring prediction markets and crypto derivatives to US customers, adding regulated products as the company also prepares for a possible IPO.
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Approval would bring prediction markets and crypto derivatives to US customers, adding regulated products as the company also prepares for a possible IPO.
The integration could give eligible U.S. clients regulated access to global options and perpetual futures, while bringing spot, derivatives and custody onto one platform.
The liquidation wave puts leveraged positioning in focus, as forced exits can add selling pressure during a sharp market move.
A breakout is not confirmed: an hourly close above $1.55 would put $1.63 in focus, while losing $1.45 could expose the 50-day EMA near $1.38.
Falling USDT market share and rising leveraged longs point to stronger risk appetite, but the U.S. jobs report could test the rally through Treasury yields.
The access change covers six previously restricted markets, but sanctioned regions remain subject to separate compliance checks as the exchange winds down.
Forced exits totaling $26.29M show how the breakout hit leveraged bears, adding mechanically driven buying to the move in BTC and ETH.
The dispute centers on whether payout-based volume conventions explain Kalshi's $539M figure, or whether fee incentives enabled artificial activity.
The contracts create a live valuation market before Anthropic has set an offering price, but their cash-settled structure offers no claim on company shares.
Shorts absorbed nearly two-thirds of the 24h wipeout, the kind of asymmetric positioning reset that has historically preceded spot upside when it follows consolidation rather than a fresh leg down.
Forced unwinds can magnify a fast market move, making further derivatives liquidations the key risk for leveraged traders.
The dispute puts futures-versus-swaps classification and competition among designated contract markets at the center of crypto derivatives oversight.
The expiry's key question is whether dealer hedging pins Bitcoin near $75K-$80K or reinforces a break. The 0.83 put-to-call ratio is an inventory measure, not a standalone directional signal.
The rapid unwind highlights how leverage can amplify downside pressure, putting derivatives positioning at the center of the market's bearish read.
The milestone highlights a CFTC-cleared route for U.S. traders into perpetual futures, a notable shift in access to crypto derivatives.
Most of the damage landed on leveraged bullish positions, making derivatives exposure the key risk signal beyond Bitcoin's round-number break.
Eleven years after Arthur Hayes helped popularize the 100x leverage perpetual swap, the exchange that defined an era of crypto derivatives is closing for good, with assets left past the deadline…
The 11-year-old derivatives pioneer exits as offshore perp venues lose their edge and regulated competitors absorb the flow.
The expanded scope adds perpetual futures on crypto’s two largest assets to a VARA-regulated product set in a major regional financial hub.
The $90 trillion annual perps market has been entirely offshore and unregulated until now — Kalshi's CFTC-regulated launch gives US traders legal protections and federal oversight for the first time.