Blockchain.com filed with the CFTC for a DCM and an FCM license to run its own US event-contract and crypto derivatives venue rather than routing through Polymarket and Hyperliquid abroad. It's the 12

What happened: Blockchain.com applied to the CFTC for two licenses, a designated contract market and a futures commission merchant, to offer event contracts and crypto derivatives to U.S. retail and institutional customers. Key numbers: 11 other companies filed for DCM licenses this year; the CFTC approved six new ones in 2026; Bernstein projects a $10 trillion market. Why it matters: The licenses would bring in-house what Blockchain.com now offers abroad via Polymarket and Hyperliquid, and a CFTC license offers cover from state gambling regulators suing prediction-market operators. Coverage: 3 outlets in 24h

Blockchain.com applied to the CFTC for two licenses, a designated contract market and a futures commission merchant, to offer event contracts and crypto derivatives to U.S. retail and institutional customers.

The licenses would bring in-house what Blockchain.com now offers abroad via Polymarket and Hyperliquid, and a CFTC license offers cover from state gambling regulators suing prediction-market operators.