{"id":13902,"date":"2026-09-30T11:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13902"},"modified":"2026-09-30T11:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:34:48","slug":"coinbase-just-completed-its-us-derivatives-stack-but-its-biggest-bet-still-sits-outside-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13902","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase just completed its US derivatives stack but its biggest bet still sits outside it"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coinbase, the largest US-based crypto exchange, has secured Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approval for its own derivatives clearinghouse, completing a vertically integrated US trading stack.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 28, the CFTC registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization, authorizing it to clear fully collateralized futures, options on futures, and swaps. The approval gives Coinbase control over a function that has previously depended on outside clearing partners.<\/p>\n

Coinbase now operates across the three main layers of the regulated US derivatives market: Coinbase Financial Markets as a futures commission merchant, Coinbase Derivatives as a designated contract market and Coinbase Clearing as a registered clearinghouse. The company said the structure gives it end-to-end infrastructure for bringing regulated products to market.<\/p>\n

The immediate scope is narrower than the full derivatives business Coinbase is building. The new clearinghouse can directly create and settle fully collateralized contracts, with Coinbase pitching USDC collateral and 24-hour settlement as advantages for products designed around always-on markets.<\/p>\n

Owning that infrastructure could shorten product-development cycles and reduce reliance on third parties for eligible contracts. The firm said it expects the clearinghouse to support more efficient operations and give it greater flexibility to introduce regulated derivatives over time.<\/p>\n

Stock perps remain outside Coinbase’s new clearinghouse<\/h2>\n

However, one of Coinbase\u2019s most ambitious planned products will initially remain outside that integrated structure.<\/p>\n

The company said it will continue using existing partners for parts of its margined derivatives business and for its planned single-stock perpetual futures. Those contracts remain under separate regulatory review even after the clearinghouse approval.<\/p>\n