ICE · News · 20261031N

Perpetual Futures Partnership

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. · 2026-10-31 · Importance 53 · Surprise 42 · In source text

ICE agreed to work with TradeXYZ to bring perpetual futures into the U.S. market using Hyperliquid’s blockchain infrastructure. The proposed offering is aimed at retail traders and would include KYC/AML controls, while ICE’s institutional futures and clearing franchise remains a separate focus. ICE revised its announcement to clarify that the plan is preliminary and subject to regulatory approvals; it also deleted a social media post about the initiative, although a press release and repost remained.

Key facts

• Intercontinental Exchange announced an agreement with TradeXyz to launch perpetual futures in the US using Hyperliquid's blockchain infrastructure and KYC/AML controls, pending regulatory approval. source
• Intercontinental Exchange revised its TradeXYZ partnership announcement to say it planned to bring the offering and that it was subject to regulatory approvals, making full execution contingent on those approvals. source
• Intercontinental Exchange's agreement with Trade[XYZ] is to bring perpetual markets into a U.S. regulated structure. source
• Intercontinental Exchange deleted a social media post about its planned entry into the Hyperliquid-based perpetual futures market, while a press release and a repost remained; the reason for deletion was not disclosed. source

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