Kraken has begun offering regulated perpetual futures to customers in the United States. The launch brings one of crypto’s most traded derivatives products into the country after years of activity sitting on offshore venues.

The contracts are available through Kraken Pro and listed on Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated exchange that parent company Payward acquired and folded in during May 2026. Traders can reach the products alongside spot trading, margin trading, and CME-listed crypto futures from a single interface. Kraken announced the rollout in a blog post on June 15.

How Perpetual Futures Work

Perpetual futures, often called perps, let traders take long or short positions on assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH)…