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CFTC Issues Policy on Perpetual Contracts, Approves Bitcoin Futures Listing

29 May 2026 10:22 a.m.

The CFTC has issued a policy statement on perpetual contracts, simultaneously approving a Designated Contract Market to list a bitcoin spot price-referenced perpetual futures contract. This provides regulatory clarity for these financial instruments.

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