The newly appointed Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Mike Selig, has signaled that the United States is close to introducing a regulatory framework that would allow crypto perpetual futures to trade onshore. 

The move, if finalized in the coming weeks as suggested, could reshape the digital asset derivatives market and potentially create a significant opportunity for Hyperliquid (HYPE), one of the fastest-growing platforms in the perpetuals segment.

CFTC’s Plan To Bring Crypto Perps Back To The US

Speaking Tuesday at the Milken Institute’s Future of Finance conference, Selig said the CFTC plans to establish rules for crypto perpetual futures contracts — instruments that allow traders to maintain leveraged…