Rob Schwartz
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Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | Former General Counsel of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | The views expressed are my own and do not reflect those of Morgan Lewis
Interesting move while the CFTC is actively looking at perpetual futures (there’s got to be a better nickname than “perps” right?). But then again, Coinbase launched 24/7 trading just weeks ago, and the CFTC is looking at that too. #crypto
Coinbase to launch CFTC-compliant perpetual futures trading in US reut.rs/3ZwBGKS
Coinbase to launch CFTC-compliant perpetual futures trading in US
Coinbase plans to launch perpetual futures trading in the United States, with the offering set to comply with regulatory standards outlined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a top executive at the crypto exchange said on Thursday.
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June 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Interesting move while the CFTC is actively looking at perpetual futures (there’s got to be a better nickname than “perps” right?). But then again, Coinbase launched 24/7 trading just weeks ago, and the CFTC is looking at that too. #crypto
"[A]ccess to our derivatives markets and market participants is a privilege and not an entitlement."
That's from Chairman-designate Quintenz's opening statement on Tuesday.
That's from Chairman-designate Quintenz's opening statement on Tuesday.
June 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"[A]ccess to our derivatives markets and market participants is a privilege and not an entitlement."
That's from Chairman-designate Quintenz's opening statement on Tuesday.
That's from Chairman-designate Quintenz's opening statement on Tuesday.
Recommended reading. FIA has been skeptical of 24/7 trading, in part because banks are not open 24/7, so moving cash for margin may be a challenge; even a systemic risk. This paper proposes that markets mitigate those concerns by the use of tokenized real-world assets. fia.org/sites/default/…
https://fia.org/sites/default/…
June 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Recommended reading. FIA has been skeptical of 24/7 trading, in part because banks are not open 24/7, so moving cash for margin may be a challenge; even a systemic risk. This paper proposes that markets mitigate those concerns by the use of tokenized real-world assets. fia.org/sites/default/…