Crypto

CME Expands Crypto Futures Suite to Cover 75% of Market

Guavy AI Editorial Team Published August 17, 2026

Instruments

ADA LINK XLM

CME Group has significantly expanded its crypto futures suite by launching contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM) on February 9. This brings their regulated derivatives suite to seven tokens, covering over 75% of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization.

The 75% figure is based on CoinMarketCap data as of February 13, 2026. CME Group also disclosed that 2025 was a record year for its cryptocurrency products, with an average daily open interest across the full suite reaching approximately $26.4 billion.

The new contracts are available in both standard and micro sizes and are cash-settled against CME CF Reference Rates. The first trades were executed between FalconX and Marex for the LINK and XLM contracts, and between Cumberland DRW and Wintermute for ADA.

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