Kraken plans to launch regulated perpetual futures contracts in the US within the next 30 days
A major shift in the domestic digital asset landscape is underway as crypto platform Kraken prepares to introduce perpetual futures contracts tailored for domestic market participants. The announcement emerged immediately after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued official approvals allowing these continuous pricing financial instruments to operate onshore.
US clients will soon be able to trade perpetual futures on @KrakenPro
Continuous pricing, no expiration, eight-hour funding rate, all integrated alongside the spot and futures markets you already use.
Available to eligible US clients in the next 30 days. ⤵️…
— Kraken (@krakenfx) May 29, 2026
Listed on Bitnomial Exchange, a regulated marketplace recently obtained by Kraken parent entity Payward, the new product lineup is designed to grant continuous market exposure with enhanced flexibility directly inside the Kraken Pro desktop interface.
The strategy hinges on infrastructure gained when Payward agreed to purchase the digital derivatives platform Bitnomial in a transaction valued up to $550 million. While public records did not initially show explicit listings for a specific Bitcoin perpetual vehicle immediately following the announcement, company officials confirmed that formal regulatory paperwork was submitted to establish the onshore framework.
Traders can soon expect continuous pricing, an eight-hour funding cycle, and expanded collateral alternatives for a diversified basket of prominent tokens, effectively merging spot markets and futures onto a singular dashboard.
This rollout intensifies a highly competitive race among top digital asset brokerages aiming to capture a dominant share of the regulated domestic derivatives market. Rivals have moved swiftly to solidify their footprints, with Coinbase Financial Markets immediately providing specialized institutional access to global derivatives utilizing its Deribit subsidiary.
The rapid corporate maneuvering follows explicit directives from federal watchdogs who previously pledged to collaborate on establishing secure, domestic avenues for popular trading instruments that were historically confined to offshore crypto platforms due to strict local regulatory limitations.
