Kalshi submitted two perpetual futures contracts for voluntary CFTC review and approval on August 18.US500 would track MerQube’s index of 500 companies listed and domiciled across the United States.COPPERPERP would reference Pyth’s XCU/USD feed and represent one thousand pounds for each full contract.Neither product is approved, and Kalshi says listing would occur only after Commission authorization arrives.CME’s pending lawsuit argues perpetual contracts are swaps rather than futures under federal derivatives law.