CME Launches BCH and UNI Futures, FalconX and GSR Complete First Block Trade

On October 20, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) announced that FalconX and GSR have completed the first block trade of the newly launched Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures at CME. CME stated that the new contracts further expand its single crypto asset futures product lineup, which now covers assets such as BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, LINK, XLM, AVAX, and SUI.

According to CME Group data, year-to-date in 2026, its daily average volume for crypto futures and options exceeded 242,000 contracts, corresponding to a notional value of approximately $7.9 billion; daily average open interest approached 240,000 contracts, corresponding to a notional value of approximately $14.3 billion.