CFTC staff says certain Deribit perpetuals can be treated as foreign futures

On May 29, 2026, the CFTC's Market Participants Division said some crypto-asset perpetual contracts listed on Deribit FZE can be categorized as foreign futures under Regulation 30.1. The staff also issued a no-action position allowing customer-owned digital commodities and payment stablecoins to be posted as margin collateral for certain foreign futures and foreign options, subject to conditions.