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CME Clarifies: No Official Decision Has Been Made Yet on Launching XRP and SOL Futures Contracts

2025.01.23 09:50:19

On January 23rd, the FOX reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on social media that a spokesperson for CME clarified that the information on its Beta website was mistakenly published and has now been removed. CME has not made any official decision regarding the launch of XRP and SOL futures contracts. Previously reported by BlockBeats, according to Cointelegraph, the CME website indicated that XRP and SOL futures contracts would be launched as early as February 10, 2025, subject to regulatory approval. According to the information on the website, the standard SOL contract size is 500 SOL, and the micro is 25 SOL; the standard XRP contract size is 50,000 XRP, and the micro is 2,500 XRP. All contracts are settled in USD.
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