CFTC allows Coinbase Financial Markets to offer Deribit futures to US customers
The CFTC has approved Coinbase Financial Markets to offer Deribit futures to US customers, enhancing access to crypto derivatives. This move follows Coinbase's $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit, allowing American traders to engage with a major offshore trading platform. The approval represents a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for US crypto derivatives trading.
- ▪Coinbase Financial Markets can now offer Deribit futures contracts to US customers through its foreign affiliate.
- ▪This approval bridges the gap between the US market and one of the largest crypto derivatives exchanges based in Dubai.
- ▪The CFTC's regulation ensures customer protections for US traders engaging with Deribit contracts.
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