Americans for Financial Reform
October 29, 2026

Letters to the Regulators:

AFREF Opposes Coinbase’s and Kalshi’s Dangerous Request to Offer So-Called Perpetual Futures

View or download a PDF of the letter here.

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission opposing Coinbase and Kalshi efforts to offer and trade so-called perpetual futures. These under-regulated stock derivatives pose extraordinary risks to investors and workers saving for retirement while also threatening capital formation and the integrity of public stock markets.