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Story: OG.com Secures SEC Approval to Launch Single-Stock Futures in US Market

By Pankaj K

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What the SEC Filing Actually Means. Single-stock futures sit in an odd regulatory space.

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Coinbase and Kraken Already Moving. OG.com isn't alone in this push. Crypto exchanges have been charging toward traditional financial…

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OG.com got the green light. The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved the platform's Form 1-N filing, clearing the way for OG.

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The Form 1-N is basically the gateway to becoming a registered national securities exchange in the US. It's not a trivial step. OG.

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Single-stock futures sit in an odd regulatory space. They're derivatives tied to individual company shares, and they've historically been overseen by both the SEC and the CFTC…

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What's notable is the speed. The filing went in earlier this week and the SEC acknowledgment came fast.

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Still, the structural groundwork is there now. And that matters.

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OG.com isn't alone in this push. Crypto exchanges have been charging toward traditional financial products for months, and the competitive pressure is real.

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See also: SEC and CFTC Shift to Aggressive Rulemaking After CLARITY Acts Senate Defeat

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Coinbase got there first, at least on some fronts. Back in February, Coinbase launched regulated crypto futures and 24/5 cash equities trading in the US.

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Kraken is moving too, though on a different track. The exchange is set to launch tokenized UK stocks in partnership with the London Stock Exchange, targeting 24/5 trading…

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OG.com's approach seems more directly US-focused, at least based on what Marszalek put out. The Form 1-N path is specifically about becoming a registered US national securities…

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The broader pattern here is hard to miss. Crypto platforms are done being crypto-only. They want equities. They want futures.

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See also: CLARITY Act Faces Uncertain Future Amid Senate Ethics Battle and Trumps Crypto Earnings

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It's also worth noting that none of this happens without regulators playing ball. The SEC and CFTC have historically been slow to embrace crypto-adjacent financial products, and…

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