Chainlink, Cardano and Stellar Futures Begin Trading on CME Next Month
CME Group will introduce futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM) on February 9, pending regulatory approval. The contracts will be available in standard and micro sizes across all three cryptocurrencies. This expansion responds to increasing client demand for regulated crypto products as the sector experiences significant growth. ADA, LINK, and XLM recently saw daily price declines, trading at $0.398, $13.91, and $0.231, respectively. CME already offers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP derivatives, and maintains cryptocurrency benchmark indices that recently added Arbitrum, Ondo, Near, and Sui. Trading volumes in CME’s crypto options and futures reached new highs in 2025, with daily average volumes of 278,300 contracts ($12 billion notional value) and record open interest of 313,900 contracts ($26.4 billion notional value). Financial firms welcome CME’s move, citing the benefits of more regulated crypto trading products.
