CFTC Chair: Crypto Perpetual Futures "Return" to US is Key Component of Innovation Policy

On March 26, according to a Cointelegraph post, Michael Selig, Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated that bringing "genuine" cryptocurrency perpetual futures back to the United States is a key component of the agency's innovation policy agenda, a statement that quickly sparked significant market discussion.

The market has responded positively, with multiple industry professionals believing that if the United States successfully "domesticates" the perpetual futures market, it could repatriate the trillions of dollars in offshore liquidity currently dispersed overseas, helping the US become the global liquidity center for crypto derivatives.

Additionally, if domestic US perpetual contracts can be successfully implemented, they are expected not only to reduce regulatory gray areas but also to curb market irregularities such as wash trading and spoofed order books.

However, some observers have cautioned that if the United States implements strict contract leverage limits, this could potentially compete with offshore platforms' high-leverage products reaching up to 125x leverage. In such circumstances, how retail users will ultimately make their choices remains uncertain and warrants further observation.

Overall, the CFTC's push to domesticate crypto perpetual futures marks an important step forward in the United States' regulatory approach to crypto derivatives, an initiative expected to enhance market standards and lay a new foundation for industry development.

In any case, the process of crypto perpetual futures trading "flowing back" to US domestic markets has already begun. As pricing power gradually tilts toward the United States, the existing landscape of the global crypto derivatives market may be on the verge of turning a brand new page.

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