Crypto.com haslaunched cryptocurrency perpetual contracts for eligible US retail traders,offering leverage of up to 5x through the Crypto.com App and Crypto.comExchange, according to an announcement today (Tuesday).London's trading industry is coming home!The launch follows Kraken'sintroduction of CFTC-regulated perpetual futures in the United States inJune. The contracts are available through Kraken Pro, alongside spot trading,margin trading and CME-listed cryptocurrency futures. Crypto.com hadobtained aderivatives clearing organisation licence from the US Commodity FuturesTrading Commission for its affiliate, Crypto.com Derivatives North America, inSeptember 2025. The licence allows the affiliate to offer cleared marginderivatives, including cryptocurrency perpetuals, to US customers.The US market has alsoseen other developments in the provision of cryptocurrency perpetuals throughregulated channels. In July 2026, BitMEX planned closure and the regulatoryroutes available to firms seeking to offer these contracts to US customers.These include listing perpetuals on regulated exchanges and providing access toforeign contracts through registered futures intermediaries.Kalshi has alsoexpanded into cryptocurrency derivatives. Its crypto perpetual contracts generatedmore than $5.5 billion in trading volume during their first two weeks,according to the company, as reported by Finance Magnates in June 2026. Thelaunch extended Kalshi's product offering beyond event contracts.Crypto.com Expands Derivatives andPrediction MarketsCrypto.com and itsprediction-markets business, OG, have also been involved in a separatecommercial agreement with Robinhood. Robinhood had agreed to add Crypto.com'sprediction-market contracts to its app and take minority stakes inCrypto.com and OG. The financial terms were not disclosed.The newly launchedperpetual contracts have no expiry date and allow traders to take long or shortpositions on supported cryptocurrencies. They also include take-profit andstop-loss orders and isolated margin, according to the announcement.Go long. Go short. Go further. Crypto Perps are LIVE.🟦 Trade the hottest crypto in any direction 🟦 Up to 5x leverage to multiply your upside potential*🟦 Set Take-Profit/Stop-Loss at entry to define your risk Your market. Your move 👉 https://t.co/FyrZRNdjOS*Both potential profits and losses are proportionally amplified— Crypto.com (@cryptocom) October 27, 2026CFTC and NFA Registrations UnderpinDerivatives OfferingThe offering operatesthrough a derivatives framework involving OG.com and its affiliates. NorthAmerican Derivatives Exchange, Inc. is registered with the CFTC as a designatedcontract market and derivatives clearing organisation. Foris DAX Inc. is registeredwith the National Futures Association as an introducing broker, according tothe announcement.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.