Coinbase, Kalshi, and six other institutions support CFTC regulation of U.S. stock perpetual contracts

Coinbase legal advisor Molly Abraham stated that six institutions, including Coinbase, prediction market platform Kalshi, Kraken's parent company Payward, DRW Holdings, Jump Trading, and Paradigm, have applied to the U.S. court to submit amicus curiae briefs in support of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding its regulatory authority over individual perpetual contracts.

The related institutions argue that, according to the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulatory framework for securities futures established by the U.S. Congress in 2000, such products should be classified as securities futures rather than securities swaps. The aforementioned institutions also believe that preventing innovative products from being compliant and listed in the U.S. will only drive trading activities offshore.