Coinbase secures CFTC clearing registration, reports show
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Coinbase secured clearing registration with the CFTC on October 10, 2026, according to Cryptonews and onesafe.io, opening a regulatory route to clear derivatives using USD Coin (USDC).
Coinbase secured clearing registration with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on October 10, 2026, for its entity Coinbase Clearing, according to reports from Cryptonews and onesafe.io. The registration enables the exchange to clear derivatives contracts directly rather than relying on external intermediaries.
The approval provides a regulatory path to utilize USD Coin (USDC) as collateral and for settlement infrastructure. According to compliance analysts cited in the reports, this establishes a precedent under federal commodities regulations for digital dollar clearing without requiring newly enacted statutes.
The regulatory development places Coinbase under CFTC requirements for capital reserves, customer asset segregation, and reporting standards. As noted by onesafe.io, the federal GENIUS Act, which proposes a broader framework for stablecoin issuance oversight across federal and state regulators, has not yet passed into law as of October 2026.