What to know:
- Kraken Exchange launches CFTC-regulated perpetual futures for U.S. traders via the Kraken Pro platform.
- Contracts have no expiry, enabling flexible long-term crypto position holding.
- Supports major assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Cardano, and others.
Kraken Exchange has launched CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts available to qualifying users in the United States via Kraken Pro. In doing so, the Exchange has offered one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency derivatives contracts in a regulated format.
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Kraken Exchange Launches Perpetual Futures
The latest perpetual contracts have been introduced in the same Kraken Pro platform that offers spot trading, margin trading, and listed futures from the CME.
Unlike the typical futures contract, the perpetual contract does not have an expiry period, which means there will be no rollover or expiry dates. This will provide traders with the flexibility of holding their positions for a longer time frame.
When launching, some of the main cryptocurrencies that would be offered include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Cardano, Chainlink, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and Avalanche.
As the popularity of their derivatives trading platform continues to increase, Kraken exchange has announced intentions to add more asset types and collateral in the coming updates.
Funding System Keeps Price Aligned
The perpetual futures employ a funding system that gets triggered thrice in one day: 7 pm, 3 am, and 11 am Central Standard Time. It is at these moments when money moves from one side to the other based on the differences in price between contracts and the spot market.
Built on a Regulated Trading Infrastructure
Contracts like this one are quoted on Bitnomial, an exchange, clearing house, and broker platform incorporated into the Kraken ecosystem in May, after Payward acquired the company.
It adds to the Exchange’s growing suite of regulated derivative products, coming on the heels of the exchange launching futures contracts with listing on CME in July 2025.
Now that this feature has been added, it becomes clear that the Kraken exchange platform will continue to offer its users a seamless trading experience through the integration of spot, margin, futures, and perpetual trading in one place.
It appears that they are moving towards introducing more sophisticated trading instruments under a regulatory environment.
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