Wall Street's existential crisis over perpetual futures — the 24/7 security on steroids — just got urgent

Perpetual futures, or 'perps,' are blockchain-enabled, 24/7-traded, never-expiring 'futures' that are threatening the trading economics of traditional Wall Street exchanges. President Trump on Wednesday teased a path to CFTC regulation of Hyperliquid, the fast-growing decentralized venue for trading perps.