{"id":40789,"date":"2025-04-24T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=40789"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:47:26","slug":"cme-group-expands-crypto-suite-with-launch-of-xrp-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/cme-group-expands-crypto-suite-with-launch-of-xrp-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"CME Group Expands Crypto Suite With Launch of XRP Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"3007\"><strong data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2742\">CME Group<\/strong>, the world\u2019s leading derivatives marketplace, announced it will launch <strong data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2829\">XRP futures<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2849\">May 19, 2025<\/strong>, pending regulatory approval. The contracts will come in two sizes \u2014 <strong data-start=\"2919\" data-end=\"2932\">2,500 XRP<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"2951\">50,000 XRP<\/strong> \u2014 offering flexibility for various market participants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3009\" data-end=\"3378\">\u201cDigital asset innovation is accelerating, and institutional investors increasingly seek regulated tools to hedge and gain exposure,\u201d said <strong data-start=\"3148\" data-end=\"3168\">Giovanni Vicioso<\/strong>, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME. <em>\u201cInterest in XRP and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has grown significantly, and these new futures contracts aim to provide a capital-efficient trading solution.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3009\" data-end=\"3378\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CME.webp\" alt=\"CME\" width=\"1200\" height=\"774\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3380\" data-end=\"3424\">Strong Demand for Crypto Derivatives<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3426\" data-end=\"3681\">The <strong data-start=\"3430\" data-end=\"3445\">XRP futures<\/strong> will be <strong data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3470\">cash-settled<\/strong>, priced against the <strong data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3527\">CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate<\/strong>, which is published daily at 4:00 p.m. London time. With this move, <strong data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3639\">XRP joins Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana<\/strong> in CME\u2019s expanding crypto product lineup.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"3683\" data-end=\"3747\"><strong><em>You Might Be Interested In: <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/elon-musk-talks-about-the-name-of-a-new-memecoin\/\">Elon Musk Talks About the Name of a New Memecoin!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3683\" data-end=\"3747\">Highlights from CME&#8217;s Q1 crypto derivatives performance include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3833\"><strong data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3775\">198,000 contracts\/day<\/strong> traded on average (<strong data-start=\"3795\" data-end=\"3805\">$11.3B<\/strong> notional) \u2014 up <strong data-start=\"3821\" data-end=\"3829\">141%<\/strong> YoY<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"3920\"><strong data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"3857\">251,000 contracts<\/strong> in open interest on average (<strong data-start=\"3887\" data-end=\"3897\">$21.8B<\/strong> notional) \u2014 up <strong data-start=\"3913\" data-end=\"3920\">83%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3923\" data-end=\"4000\">Over <strong data-start=\"3928\" data-end=\"3950\">43,000 SOL futures<\/strong> (<strong data-start=\"3952\" data-end=\"3961\">$705M<\/strong> notional) traded since March 17 launch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4002\" data-end=\"4264\"><strong data-start=\"4002\" data-end=\"4015\">Robinhood<\/strong> will offer XRP futures to retail users, expanding access beyond institutional traders. Meanwhile, the <strong data-start=\"4118\" data-end=\"4159\">Teucrium 2x Daily Long XRP ETF (XXRP)<\/strong> hit <strong data-start=\"4164\" data-end=\"4179\">$35 million<\/strong> in AUM within its first 10 days \u2014 showing robust interest in regulated XRP exposure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"4002\" data-end=\"4264\"><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Telegram,\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest\u00a0<a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\">news<\/a>\u00a0and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CME Group, the world\u2019s leading derivatives marketplace, announced it will launch XRP futures on May 19, 2025, pending regulatory approval. The contracts will come in two sizes \u2014 2,500 XRP and 50,000 XRP \u2014 offering flexibility for various market participants. \u201cDigital asset innovation is accelerating, and institutional investors increasingly seek regulated tools to hedge and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":40790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,657,2],"tags":[14834,61,60,3598,14830,14831,11316,5384,717,5760,106,105,14835,2946,319,14833,506,13269,519,14832],"class_list":["post-40789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-en","category-news","tag-2025-crypto-outlook","tag-bitcoin","tag-btc","tag-cme","tag-cme-group","tag-cme-xrp","tag-crypto-derivatives","tag-crypto-investment","tag-crypto-trading","tag-digital-assets","tag-eth","tag-ethereum","tag-regulated-crypto","tag-robinhood","tag-solana","tag-teucrium","tag-xrp","tag-xrp-futures","tag-xrp-ledger","tag-xxrp-etf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CME Group Expands Crypto Suite With Launch of XRP Futures - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/cme-group-expands-crypto-suite-with-launch-of-xrp-futures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CME Group Expands Crypto Suite With Launch of XRP Futures - Coin Engineer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CME Group, the world\u2019s leading derivatives marketplace, announced it will launch XRP futures on May 19, 2025, pending regulatory approval. 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