CME denies rumors about preparations for the launch of SOL and XRP futures

Earlier, screenshots of the pages of new products on the exchange’s website appeared on social networks

23.01.2025 - 12:20

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What’s new? Representatives of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have denied rumors about the launch of futures contracts based on the native token of the Solana (SOL) blockchain and the XRP token from the fintech company Ripple. Earlier, screenshots of the exchange’s website pages with the new products began circulating on social networks, but the CME explained that the beta pages were launched by mistake.

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What else is known? “A beta page from our website was released in error earlier today. Many mock-ups are included in that test environment. No decisions have been made regarding XRP or SOL futures contracts,” the exchange’s representatives explained.

The new version of the website, which became available to users for a while, contained pages of new cryptocurrencies that could begin trading on February 10, subject to regulatory approval.

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