New regulated derivatives for two altcoins will be available for trading following a final regulatory review. CME Group launches Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19, providing standard contracts of 250 BCH and 10,000 UNI alongside smaller micro versions. The move targets institutional demand for professional risk management tools and extends a suite that already includes Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana.

The exchange's cryptocurrency futures and options recorded an average daily volume of 279,800 contracts in the first half of 2026, representing $8.3 billion in notional value. Recent additions to the altcoin futures lineup generated more than $1 billion in notional value this year, bringing the total number of single asset contracts to 11. Existing assets in the portfolio comprise XRP, ADA, LINK, XLM, AVAX, and SUI.