CME Expands Crypto Futures Lineup With Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap

In brief

• CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19, pending regulatory review, in both standard and Micro contract sizes.
• Bitcoin Cash futures will represent 250 BCH (Micro: 25 BCH), and Uniswap futures will cover 10,000 UNI (Micro: 1,000 UNI).
• CME's crypto futures and options averaged 279,800 contracts daily in H1 2026, worth $8.3 billion in notional volume, the exchange said.

CME Group is adding Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap to its regulated futures lineup. The exchange said Tuesday it plans to launch BCH and UNI contracts on October 19, pending regulatory review.

Traders get a choice between standard-sized contracts and smaller micro versions. Bitcoin Cash futures will represent 250 BCH, with micro contracts covering 25 BCH. Uniswap futures will cover 10,000 UNI, and its own micro contracts will trade at 1,000 UNI.

Bitcoin Cash currently trades for $338 per coin, up more than 25% on the day, on a $6 billion market cap. Uniswap’s native token UNI meanwhile is changing hands at $9.28, up 5.5% in the last 24 hours, with a market cap of $5.75 billion.

Bitcoin Cash split off from Bitcoin in 2017, built for a larger block size and cheaper payments rather than store-of-value use. Uniswap runs the largest decentralized exchange in crypto, and UNI works as the protocol's governance token—holders vote on upgrades rather than collect dividends.