Crypto.com Secures CFTC Approval for Margined Crypto Derivatives in the US

Crypto.com has achieved a significant regulatory milestone with approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer margined cryptocurrency derivatives in the United States. The green light enables its affiliate, Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA), to expand beyond fully collateralized products into cleared margined derivatives across multiple asset classes.

The firm's US subsidiary, Crypto.com | FCM, is now registered as a Futures Commission Merchant with the National Futures Association. This dual approval paves the way for a regulated Leveraged derivatives platform serving both retail and institutional clients. "We will soon bring regulated, leveraged derivatives to retail customers in the US through one interface," the company stated.

The amended Derivatives Clearing Organization license marks a strategic expansion for CDNA, which previously operated prediction markets. The move signals growing institutional acceptance of crypto derivatives amid tightening regulatory scrutiny across the sector.