Kraken Begins Offering CFTC-Listed Perpetual Futures to U.S. Customers via Acquired Exchange
Kraken began offering perpetual futures on nine cryptocurrencies through its Kraken Pro platform on contracts listed by the CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial.
CoinDeskU.S. customers through its Kraken Pro platform on June 15. The contracts are listed on Bitnomial, the CFTC-regulated exchange acquired earlier in 2026 by Kraken's parent company Payward.
Traders can access the perpetual futures alongside spot trading, margin trading and CME-listed crypto futures through a single interface. At launch, the contracts cover BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, LINK, DOGE, LTC and AVAX. S.
The products allow traders to take long or short positions on assets such as bitcoin without owning them and without a contract expiration date. Positions can remain open indefinitely as long as margin requirements are met. Kraken acquired Bitnomial in 2026 and acquired NinjaTrader in May 2025.
U.S. customers. The CFTC approved Kalshi's bitcoin perpetual contracts in May 2026. S.
Customers to global options and perpetual markets. Prediction market Kalshi introduced perps on its platform earlier in June 2026 and saw over $1 billion in trading volume within one week. Kraken plans to expand the range of contracts and collateral options over time.
Kraken's head of derivatives John Palmer told CoinDesk last week that adoption may mirror the trajectory of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, with sophisticated traders entering first before investment advisers and asset managers follow after completing internal reviews. 29 at time of publication. Payward and Kraken co-CEO is Arjun Sethi.
