Chainlink News: Kalshi launched LINKPERP on June 8, the first CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contract for Chainlink available to US traders, as net assets of institutional ETFs in LINK exceeded $101.21 million with no exit days since its inception on December 2.
The regulatory milestone comes as LINK trades near $7.88, the lowest in some time. Bullish infrastructure, bearish chart, this is the tension traders are currently facing.
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Chainlink News: Kalshi’s LINKPERP, the First CFTC-Regulated Chainlink Perp in US History
KalshiEX LLC, a designated contracts marketplace registered with the CFTC, has self-certified LINKPERP under CFTC Regulation 40.2(a), the same fast-track mechanism used for its BTCPERP debut on May 29, 2026, which made Kalshi the first company in U.S. history to offer regulated perpetual futures.
Self-certification means Kalshi certifies that the contract complies with DCM fundamentals, market surveillance, position limits, and customer protection – without requiring a separate vote of the commission, leveraging the precedent set by BTCPERP Order (Version 9240-26).
The contract is cash-settled, has no expiration, trades 24/7, and benchmarks the CME CF Chainlink-Dollar Real Time Index via CF Benchmarks. Each contract represents 10,000 LINK, quoted in USD for 1 LINK, with a minimum tick of $0.0001 per LINK ($1 per contract).
Central clearing runs through Kalshi Klear with lower funding rate caps and leverage limits than offshore venues, a deliberate compromise designed to attract compliant institutional flows rather than maximum speculative leverage.
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Kalshi presented this as the opening of a broader suite of regulated crypto derivatives in the United States, with ETH, SOL and LTC cited as candidates if LINKPERP’s early volumes warrant expansion.
The context of the derivatives market is important here: regulated onshore players face offshore liquidity giants like Binance and Bybit, where KYC requirements are lighter and leverage is higher.
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