Kraken parent Payward has filed to offer CFTC (U.S. derivatives regulator)-regulated perpetual futures to eligible U.S. traders through Bitnomial, the CFTC-registered Designated Contract Market acquired by the company. The proposed contracts would track BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and ADA. Perpetual futures are derivatives without fixed expiry dates and are widely used for leverage, hedging, market-making, directional exposure and basis strategies. The filing could provide eligible U.S. traders with a regulated route to products that have largely been accessed through offshore venues, while potentially increasing competition in altcoin derivatives. Trading is not live: the proposal remains subject to a 30-day regulatory self-certification review process.