According to CoinMeta, CFTC announced the approval of its first stock perpetual futures for trading on registered exchanges in the United States. These contracts allow traders to trade individual stocks without a fixed expiration date and are regulated by CFTC and SEC. Meanwhile, the price of $HYPE from Hyperliquid rose by 3.23% within an hour of the announcement, reaching $87.62. The parent company of Kraken, Payward, announced plans to launch on-chain perpetual futures for U.S. customers, with the initial offering starting in the Hyperliquid HIP -3 market, subject to regulatory approval. The announcement from CFTC did not specify the approval status of the plans for Payward.