Max crypto leverage hits the US while Europe tightens the screws behind the scenes

Two regulators converged on the same market from opposite directions in February 2026. The European Securities and Markets Authority warned that derivatives marketed as “perpetual futures” or “perpetual contracts” tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum likely fall within the scope of contracts-for-difference regulations, regardless of what firms call them. Days earlier, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission […] The post Max crypto leverage hits the US while Europe tightens the screws behind the scenes appeared first on CryptoSlate.