CME Adds BCH and UNI Crypto Futures

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Posted by Colin Lambert. Last updated: September 23, 2026

CME Group says in response to strong client demand for institutional-grade risk management tools across high-liquidity altcoin markets, it is to launch Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures on October 19, pending regulatory review.

Participants will have the choice to trade both larger- and Micro-sized contracts, in 250 or 25 BCH and 10,000 or 1,000 UNI. CME already offers futures contracts in Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui.

“As crypto markets continue to mature, participants require broader, regulated tools to navigate evolving digital asset related price risk,” says Giovanni Vicioso, global head of cryptocurrency products, CME Group. “Designed for greater versatility and capital efficiency, these new BCH and UNI contracts allow clients to manage price risk and gain exposure to key crypto networks within our 24/7, regulated marketplace.”

Noel Kimmel, president at Ripple Prime, adds, “Institutions managing cryptocurrency exposure need around-the-clock access to regulated derivatives, underpinned by the clearing and financing infrastructure to match. With the addition of Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures to the existing set of XRP, Bitcoin and other products, CME Group’s cryptocurrency complex continues to lead the way in delivering capital-efficient risk management tools for market participants.”