The "Wild West" days of crypto leverage in the US are ending. Bitnomial is launching the first-ever leveraged retail spot crypto exchange regulated by the CFTC, scheduled for the week of December 8, 2025.
Until now, US traders had to choose: safe, unleveraged spot trading (Coinbase, Kraken) or risky offshore leverage. Bitnomial bridges this gap. By operating under a "Designated Contract Market" (DCM) license, they can offer leverage on spot assets with federal oversight.
Implications
Legitimacy: This recognizes crypto commodities as a mature asset class worthy of federal derivatives structures.
Capital Efficiency: Traders can now use portfolio margining across spot and futures, freeing up liquidity that was previously trapped in separate accounts.
Competition: Expect incumbent US exchanges to scramble for similar licenses to compete with this new efficient model.
This is a massive step toward making the US the "Crypto Capital" as promised by recent administrations. Institutional capital now has a federally regulated playground for leverage, which could significantly deepen market liquidity.
Would you move your trading to a CFTC-regulated platform for better security, even if it meant stricter KYC?
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