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Cboe Global Markets is considering a structural overhaul of its Bitcoin and Ethereum futures products, exploring whether to convert its existing continuous futures into perpetual futures — the swap-style contracts that have long dominated offshore crypto trading but are now moving into US-regulated venues.
The potential shift, reported without confirmation from the exchange, comes as American regulators appear to be easing their posture toward crypto derivatives and rival platforms move to capture the market.
What a Conversion Would Mean Continuous futures roll from one expiration to the next automatically, preserving a position without manual intervention.
Perpetual futures have no expiration date at all — they stay open indefinitely, with a funding-rate mechanism that anchors the contract price to the underlying spot market.
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