Key takeaways
- CME Group has not made any official decisions regarding XRP or Solana futures contracts.
- A test page indicating potential futures contracts for XRP and Solana was accidentally released.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) denied making any official decisions on XRP or Solana futures contracts after a test page mistakenly appeared on its website showing a potential launch date for the products.
“The beta version of the site, which is often used for mock-up drafts, was made public by mistake,” a CME spokesman told FOX Business. “No official decisions have yet been made to launch futures contracts for either token.”
A test version of CME Group’s staging website, briefly available on Wednesday, indicated potential introduction of XRP and Solana futures on February 10, subject to regulatory approval.
Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart confirmed the page’s existence before it was removed.
Assuming “beta.cmegroup” is actually a beta/test version of the actual CMEGroup website — it looks like CME expects to launch SOL & XRP futures on February 10th. But this is not available on the website itself yet.
Honestly makes sense and largely expected if true IMO https://t.co/lfMGd8X9KE
— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) January 22, 2025
XRP and SOL rose around 3% on the leak news before retreating, according to CoinGecko.
CME currently offers Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts in both standard and micro versions.
