Important points
- CME Group has not made any formal decisions regarding XRP or Solana futures contracts.
- A test page showing potential futures contracts for XRP and Solana was released in error.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) denies making any formal decision regarding XRP or Solana futures contracts after a test page showing the product's potential launch date was incorrectly displayed on its website did.
A CME spokesperson told FOX Business that “a beta version of a website commonly used for drafting mockups was inadvertently released.” “No formal decision has yet been made regarding the launch of futures contracts for either token.”
A test version of CME Group's staging website, briefly made accessible on Wednesday, showed that XRP and Solana futures contracts could be introduced on February 10, subject to regulatory approval.
Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seifert corroborated the page's existence before it was removed.
Assuming “beta.cmegroup” is a beta/testing version of the actual CMEGroup website, it appears that CME plans to launch SOL and XRP futures on February 10th. However, this is not yet available on the actual website.
Honestly it makes sense and is pretty much what you would expect if it's true IMO https://t.co/lfMGd8X9KE
— James Seyffert (@JSeyff) January 22, 2025
According to CoinGecko, XRP and SOL rose about 3% following the leaked news, before falling back.
CME currently offers Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts in both standard and micro-sized versions.
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