CME says it captures over 75% of the crypto market cap with recent introduction of Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures

CME Group announced that with the recent introduction of futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM), it now provides access to over 75% of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. The exchange also disclosed that its cryptocurrency suite, which includes BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP contracts, reached nearly $25 billion in average daily open interest in 2025, alongside an average daily volume (ADV) of 278,300 contracts, equating to about $12 billion in notional value for that year. CME, which began its crypto expansion in 2017 with Bitcoin futures, views these new offerings as essential for price discovery and risk management, noting that the new assets maintain moderate-to-high correlations with Bitcoin (0.60-0.67), allowing for portfolio diversification while still tracking broad market trends.

(Source：The Block)