Crypto perp futures coming ‘very soon,’ says CFTC’s Mersinger

Outgoing Commodities and Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Summer Mersinger says crypto perpetual futures contracts could be “trading live very soon” in the US.

Crypto perpetual futures contracts could receive regulatory approval in the US “very soon,” says outgoing Commodities and Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Summer Mersinger.

Perpetual crypto futures “can come to market now,” Mersinger told Bloomberg TV on May 22. 

“We’re seeing some applications, and I believe we’ll see some of those products trading live very soon,” she said, adding it would be “great to get that trading back onshore in the United States.” 

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