CME Group Launches Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar Futures Today

CME Group Launches Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar Futures Today

CME Group is expanding its regulated crypto derivatives suite today (February 9) with the launch of Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM) futures -- both standard and micro-sized contracts.

Contract Specs:

• ADA futures: Standard 100,000 tokens / Micro 10,000 tokens
• LINK futures: Standard 5,000 tokens / Micro 250 tokens
• XLM futures: Standard 250,000 tokens / Micro 12,500 tokens

These join BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL in CME's rapidly growing crypto suite. CME facilitated nearly $3 trillion notional in crypto trading in 2025, and has announced plans for 24/7 crypto futures trading in Q2 2026.

The micro contracts make these accessible to retail-sized accounts -- which matters. When CME first launched micro BTC futures, that's when retail participation really took off. The altcoin futures signal that regulated crypto derivatives are moving well beyond just Bitcoin and Ether.

Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products: "Given crypto's record growth over the last year, clients are looking for trusted, regulated products to manage price risk as well as additional tools to gain exposure to this dynamic market."

Source: CME Group Press Release | CoinDesk

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