Other Policy Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)· United States · 2026-05-29

Commission Staff Confirms the Categorization of Certain Crypto Asset Perpetuals as Foreign Futures and Issues No-Action Letter Regarding FCM Transfers of Customer Crypto Assets to Foreign Brokers as Margin

The CFTC's Market Participants Division issued an interpretation and no-action position regarding Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc.'s plan to offer digital commodity derivatives. The letter confirms the categorization of certain perpetual contracts as foreign futures and outlines conditions under which customer-owned digital commodities can be used as margin.

Action date

2026-05-29

Authority

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Country

United States

Primary source:
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9241-26 ↗

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