Ripple Celebrates CME Group’s Launch of XRP Futures: A Key Institutional Milestone

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has welcomed the launch of regulated XRP futures contracts by the CME Group, characterizing this development as a significant institutional milestone. The CME Group announced the launch on May 19, 2025, with contract sizes of 2,500 and 50,000 tokens, settled in US dollars. These contracts are based on the CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate for transparency and standardization.