Chainlink News: Kalshi launched LINKPERP on June 8, introducing the first CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contract for Chainlink available to U.S. traders. The debut comes as institutional ETF net assets tied to LINK exceed $101.21 million, with no outflows recorded since their December 2 launch.

The backdrop is mixed. LINK is trading around $7.88, near recent lows. Institutional infrastructure is strengthening, but price action remains soft—highlighting a growing disconnect the market is now grappling with.

Chainlink News: LINKPERP Becomes First Regulated Chainlink Perpetual in the U.S.

KalshiEX LLC, a CFTC-registered Designated Contract Market, listed LINKPERP via self-certification under Regulation 40.2(a). This mirrors the process used for its BTCPERP launch on May 29, 2026, which made Kalshi the first U.S. platform to offer regulated perpetual futures.

Through self-certification, Kalshi asserts that the contract complies with core DCM standards, including market surveillance, position limits, and customer protections—without requiring a formal vote from the commission. This follows the precedent established by the BTCPERP order (Release 9240-26).

The contract is cash-settled, trades continuously without expiry, and tracks the CME CF Chainlink-Dollar Real Time Index provided by CF Benchmarks. Each contract represents 10,000 LINK, priced in USD per token, with a minimum tick size of $0.0001 per LINK, or $1 per contract.

Clearing is handled by Kalshi Klear, with capped funding rates and more conservative leverage than offshore platforms. The structure is designed to attract compliant institutional capital rather than high-risk, high-leverage speculation.

Chainlink’s official X account described LINKPERP as “an industry first for a U.S. regulated market and a major step toward compliant access to Chainlink exposure.”