Six-hour briefing
Fintech Briefing:
What changed in fintech over the last 6 hours
Top Stories
- CFTC official states perpetual futures on individual stocks are approved for US trading
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced that perpetual futures on individual stocks were deemed approved as security futures under joint CFTC and SEC oversight. Selig did not identify any exchange, specific stock, or start date for trading.
- Crypto.com to discontinue retail app services in Hong Kong while pursuing institutional platform license
Crypto.com will discontinue its consumer application services in Hong Kong starting February 1, 2027. The company is continuing to seek regulatory approval for an institutional virtual asset trading platform in the territory, and it has notified affected retail customers.