Yes. Blockchain.com’s October 13 blog announcement says it filed for CFTC registration as a futures commission merchant (FCM) and designation as a designated contract market (DCM), seeking to offer regulated crypto derivatives and prediction markets to U.S. retail and institutional customers (company announcement). It proposed crypto futures, options, and event contracts. The announcement summary does not name the initial underlying assets or events, and gives no approval timetable. The post linked in the question was published by BitcoinArchive, not Blockchain.com (BitcoinArchive post).
Yes. Blockchain.com’s October 13 blog announcement says it filed for CFTC registration as a futures commission merchant (FCM) and designation as a designated contract market (DCM), seeking to offer regulated crypto derivatives and prediction markets to U.S. retail and institutional customers (company announcement). It proposed crypto futures, options, and event contracts. The announcement summary does not name the initial underlying assets or events, and gives no approval timetable. The post linked in the question was published by BitcoinArchive, not Blockchain.com (BitcoinArchive post).
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