CME Group's Crypto Futures Suite Now Covers 75% of Market Cap After Adding ADA, LINK, XLM

CME Group has expanded its crypto futures suite to include three new tokens: Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM). This move brings the exchange's regulated crypto derivatives suite to seven tokens, covering over 75% of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization, according to CME's own calculation based on CoinMarketCap data as of February 13.

The three 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.

Notably, 2025 was a record year for CME's cryptocurrency products, with average daily open interest across the full suite reaching approximately $26.4 billion. This growth reflects the increasing institutional exposure to crypto since CME listed its first bitcoin futures in 2017.