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The Regulatory Tug-of-War Over Perpetual Contracts

What happened

The Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) has formally requested that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) establish a harmonized regulatory framework for perpet…

If it goes well

If the SEC and CFTC succeed in creating a harmonized framework, the most immediate result would be the formal entry of major on-chain derivatives platforms into the U.S. market.

If it goes badly

If the push for harmonization fails, the U.S. will likely remain a bifurcated and hostile environment for on-chain derivatives.

What we think

Our reading is that this is a pivotal moment for the structure of U.S. financial markets, regardless of the immediate regulatory outcome.

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The Regulatory Tug-of-War Over Perpetual Contracts

We explain what happened and what could follow. We do not forecast prices.

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