Crypto platform operator Kraken has announced that it has launched CFTC-regulated perpetual futures in the US, giving eligible clients domestic access on Kraken Pro alongside spot, margin, and CME-listed futures. The move follow’s Friday’s announcement by US derivatives market regulator CFTC, that it has issued no-action relief to designated contract markets seeking to convert their existing perpetual style digital commodity futures contracts into true digital commodity perpetual futures. Perpetual futures track an asset’s price with no expiry or settlement date, letting traders hold leveraged long or short crypto ... (full story)