Coinbase Files to Bring Single-Stock Perpetual Futures to U.S. Traders

By Isaac • September 18, 2026 7:17 pm •

Coinbase is trying to bring one of crypto’s most popular derivatives structures to individual U.S. stocks.

The exchange has filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to list single-stock perpetual futures in the United States. If regulators approve the contracts, traders would get 24/5 price exposure to individual companies without buying the underlying shares.

Cointelegraph reports that Coinbase Derivatives submitted the filing Friday. The proposed products are classified as single-stock futures and remain subject to regulatory approval, an important distinction at a moment when crypto exchanges are racing to blur the old lines between digital-asset and traditional markets.

The filing would give eligible U.S. traders exposure to individual companies through contracts that do not expire. Coinbase