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Kraken moves into US perpetual futures: the first CFTC-supervised market on Hyperliquid

Payward, the parent company of the Kraken exchange, is set to become the first operator of perpetual futures on the Hyperliquid blockchain operating under the supervision of the US regulator CFTC. The announcement came out on October 26, 2026; no launch date was given.

First rules under the US crypto law: stablecoins under supervision from January 18, 2027

The OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a division of the Treasury that oversees national banks) has issued a final rule under the GENIUS Act. It is the first of several federal regulators to bring its rules to completion.