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Hyperliquid in Talks With Kraken Parent To Bring Crypto Perps to US Market
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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Hyperliquid is negotiating with Kraken's parent company Payward to use its regulated Bitnomial exchange infrastructure to offer crypto perpetual futures to US traders, pending regulatory approval from the CFTC and SEC. This arrangement could serve as a model for offshore decentralized platforms to legally enter the US market under evolving regulatory frameworks.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it between 1 Sep 2026 and 2 Sep 2026.
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US crypto perpetual futures markets are opening to offshore platforms via regulated onshore partners, creating a new pathway for decentralised exchanges to access US customers legally. You must reassess your compliance and partnership strategy immediately to capture or defend this emerging opportunity.
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2 sources · first reported 1 Sep 2026 · latest 2 Sep 2026
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