Kraken Says 'Plans' to Offer BTC Perps to US Institutionals

Kraken Set to Launch First CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures for US Traders

Kraken will launch the first CFTC-regulated perpetual futures in the US within 30 days, listed on Bitnomial exchange and covering 9 major assets including BTC, ETH and SOL, with $60T+ in annual global perpetuals volume as backdrop. For derivatives desks and institutional traders, this marks the first compliant onshore access to the dominant crypto derivatives instrument, consolidating spot, margin, CME futures and perpetuals on a single interface.