U.S. regulators have granted the first approval for a regulated Bitcoin (BTC) ‘perpetual futures’ contract, a move that could begin pulling one of crypto’s biggest derivatives markets out of offshore venues and into U.S.-supervised exchanges.
In a report published after the decision, MEXC Ventures said the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved KalshiEX LLC’s listing of a Bitcoin perpetual futures product, BTCPERP, on May 29, 2026. The CFTC also issued guidance the same day signaling support for ‘24/7’ crypto derivatives trading—an acknowledgement, analysts say, that… Read more







