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CME Group will launch futures contracts on Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK) and Stellar (XLM) in February. The move expands regulated access to major altcoins and responds to growing demand for round‑the‑clock crypto derivatives.

CME Group launched spot-quoted futures for XRP and Solana on Dec. 16, 2025, expanding regulated access and offering contracts that track real-time prices more closely. The move responds to rising institutional demand for flexible, compliant crypto products.

CME Group launched new spot-linked futures for XRP and Solana on Dec. 15, 2025 — its smallest crypto contracts to date, aimed at active traders seeking spot-like exposure without expirations or rollovers.

CME Group has introduced a Bitcoin Volatility Index and additional crypto benchmarks to improve risk pricing across futures and options markets. The move is intended to support institutional hedging, transparency, and deeper derivatives liquidity.

A cooling system failure at an Aurora, Illinois data center forced the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to halt futures and options trading for hours, underscoring how a single technical fault can ripple across global markets.

CME Group cleared a record 794,903 crypto futures and options contracts on November 21, 2025, driving year-to-date trading volume up 132%. The spike underscores growing institutional interest in regulated crypto derivatives.

CME Group will list spot-quoted futures for XRP and Solana as institutional capital pours in via U.S. ETFs and global funds. The contracts are intended to give institutions regulated hedging and price-discovery tools.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has launched spot-quoted futures for XRP and SOL to address growing institutional demand for regulated altcoin derivatives. The contracts are intended to deepen liquidity and improve price discovery for Solana (SOL) and XRP.