CME Group has expanded its digital asset derivatives offerings by launching regulated cryptocurrency futures contracts linked to Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar, attracting growing institutional interest.

CME Group has started trading cryptocurrency futures contracts linked to Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar, marking a further expansion of its regulated digital asset derivatives offering. The launch builds on CME Group’s earlier expansion into other cryptocurrency derivatives, including contracts linked to assets such as SOL and XRP The first trades took place on 9 February. According to CME Group, the initial Chainlink (LINK) and Stellar (XLM) futures trades were executed between Falcon