JUST IN: The U.S. derivatives regulator #CFTC has launched a pilot program allowing Bitcoin, Ethereum and #USDC to be used as collateral on regulated derivatives markets. This is a major step toward bringing crypto into mainstream finance and could open the door to more institutional adoption over time. While the pilot is narrow and experimental, it is an important structural step toward treating #BTC, #ETH and high‑quality stablecoins as mainstream collateral within the U.S. derivatives system.