Coinbase Offers Regulated Crypto Options and Perps to US Institutions
The post Coinbase Offers Regulated Crypto Options and Perps to US Institutions appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Darius Baruo May 29, 2026 17:26 Coinbase launches CFTC-regulated access to crypto options and perpetual futures through Deribit, targeting US institutions. Coinbase Financial Markets has launched access to global crypto options and perpetual futures for U.S. institutional clients, marking a significant step in bringing crypto derivatives into regulated U.S. markets. The offering, enabled through Coinbase’s regulated futures commission merchant (FCM) and Deribit, comes under the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to an announcement on May 29, 2026. Deribit, acquired by Coinbase in August 2025, is the largest crypto options exchange by open interest. It held approximately $31 billion in bitcoin options open interest as of May 27, 2026, dwarfing competitors like OKX ($2.7 billion), Binance ($1.8 billion), and Bybit ($1.2