CME Group plans to launch Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on June 8 pending regulatory approval.
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CME Group has set June 8, 2026, as the target launch date for Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures, pending regulatory review.
The product will be CME's first market-cap-weighted crypto futures contract. It will be available in both micro and standard sizes, giving market participants a single contract covering broad exposure to the top cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
The contracts will settle in US dollars to the Nasdaq CME Crypto Settlement Price Index. As of May 14, the index tracks Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP, Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK) and Stellar Lumens (XLM).
CME Daily Crypto Volume Up 43% Year-to-Date
Giovanni Vicioso, CME's global head of cryptocurrency products, said the contracts give clients a regulated way to gain "broad-based exposure to the overall crypto market." He added that average daily volume across CME's crypto futures suite is up 43% year-to-date. CME has said its existing suite covers more than 75% of the total crypto market capitalization.
Sean Wasserman, head of index product management at Nasdaq, described the futures as "a natural extension of how index-based frameworks support market development over time." He pointed to growing institutional demand for crypto benchmarks that meet the governance and transparency standards expected in traditional asset classes.
The June 8 date is a rescheduled target. CME first announced plans for the index futures product in early March 2026, alongside the launch of single-name contracts for ADA, LINK and XLM. A mid-March go-live window passed without the product launching.
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