CME Group to Debut XRP Futures Following Solana Launch – Decrypt

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CME Group on Thursday mentioned it might debut XRP futures on its derivatives market.
The brand new product will permit shoppers to commerce contracts of two,500 XRP and 50,000 XRP.
XRP is the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap.
CME Group on Thursday mentioned it might introduce XRP futures on its derivatives market for shoppers on Might 19, the corporate introduced Thursday.The brand new product will permit shoppers to commerce each a micro-sized contract of two,500 XRP, and a larger-sized contract of fifty,000 XRP.”As innovation within the digital asset panorama continues to evolve, market contributors proceed to look to regulated derivatives merchandise to handle dangers throughout a wider vary of tokens,” Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group's world head of cryptocurrency merchandise, mentioned in an announcement. “Curiosity in XRP and its underlying ledger (XRPL) has steadily elevated as institutional and retail adoption for the community grows, and we're happy to launch these new futures contracts… to help shoppers' funding and hedging methods.”XRP is the fourth largest cryptocurrency with a $126.6 billion market capitalization. It was not too long ago buying and selling for $2.19 per coin after a 4% 24-hour dip, in keeping with CoinGecko. It's up greater than 9% over the previous 14 days, a part of a wider market upswing.The coin was created by the founders of fintech firm Ripple Labs, and was designed with the intent of transferring cash throughout borders in a sooner, extra environment friendly means. “XRP was purpose-built for actual monetary use circumstances and at this time facilitates world worth transfers by the quick, low-cost XRP Ledger,” Sal Gilbertie, CEO of fund issuer Teucrium, mentioned in an announcement. “The itemizing of regulated XRP futures by CME Group marks one other milestone within the ecosystem's evolution, and we intend to be lively contributors in supporting that development.”CME Group is the world's largest spinoff market. Futures are a kind of contract permitting an investor to purchase or promote the underlying asset at a given value at a predetermined expiration date.{The marketplace} presents Bitcoin and Ethereum futures. Decrypt reached out to CME Group for extra remark.UPDATE (April 24, 2025, 10:32 a.m. ET): Provides feedback and XRP value info. Edited by James RubinDaily Debrief NewsletterStart every single day with the highest information tales proper now, plus unique options, a podcast, movies and extra.