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CME Group has introduced is set to launch bitcoin cash futures contracts
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CME Group is adding Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap to its regulated futures lineup.
Key facts
- Bitcoin Cash currently trades for $338 per coin, up more than 25% on the day, on a $6 billion market cap
- Bitcoin Cash futures will represent 250 BCH, with micro contracts covering 25 BCH
- The prime brokerage, which Ripple built from its 2025 acquisition of Hidden Road, secured a $200 million facility in May to expand its own lending capacity
- CME said in its press release that its 2026 push into Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui futures has generated more than $1 billion in total notional value year-to-date
Summary
CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19, pending regulatory review, in both standard and Micro contract sizes. Bitcoin Cash futures will represent 250 BCH (Micro: 25 BCH), and Uniswap futures will cover 10,000 UNI (Micro: 1,000 UNI). CME's crypto futures and options averaged 279,800 contracts daily in H1 2026, worth $8.3 billion in notional volume, the exchange said. Traders get a choice between standard-sized contracts and smaller micro versions.