BlockBeats News, July 31, it was reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a new trading platform filing for its cryptocurrency ETP "Listing Standard" today. The filing indicates that any token listed on the Coinbase derivatives trading platform and with futures trading lasting over 6 months is expected to receive approval for an ETF.
Market analyst @qinbafrank stated that the three implications of this significant change include:
1. Implies that a large number of cryptocurrency spot ETFs are about to be approved;
2. Coinbase is the biggest beneficiary, and its cryptocurrency futures launch will be sought after by various projects;
3. Implies that the SEC has preemptive approval authority over cryptocurrency spot ETFs to the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission), as the CFTC is the primary decision-making regulatory body determining which assets can have futures contracts.
BlockBeats previously reported that on July 21, Coinbase announced the launch of American-style perpetual contracts on the Coinbase derivatives trading platform (US Perpetual-Style Futures), a product that retains core features of global perpetual contracts while fully complying with U.S. regulatory standards.