CFTC’s Mersinger says crypto perpetual futures could trade in U.S.

A top regulator at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Summer Mersinger, hinted that crypto perpetual futures—a popular but risky derivative product—might soon be allowed to trade in the U.S. This could open the door for more institutional crypto trading, though Mersinger is leaving the agency soon, which adds some uncertainty.