Coinbase Clearing Gets CFTC Nod, Bringing USDC Into Regulated Derivatives

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the registration of Coinbase Clearing LLC as a Derivatives Clearing Organisation. This makes it the first USDC-native clearinghouse in the United States. The approval completes what Coinbase has been building toward for years: a full-stack, CFTC-regulated derivatives platform under one roof. Coinbase