CME Group plans to add Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures to its regulated cryptocurrency derivatives lineup on October 19, subject to regulatory review. The planned contracts will allow traders to gain price exposure to BCH and UNI or hedge existing positions without holding the tokens directly.
The Bitcoin Cash futures will be cash-settled, as will the Uniswap contracts, with settlement based on CME CF reference rates. The planned contracts include standard and Micro versions for both assets.
The proposed Bitcoin Cash futures would cover 250 BCH for the standard contract and 25 BCH for the Micro contract. The Uniswap future would represent 10,000 UNI, while the Micro contract would cover 1,000 UNI.
Get ready to trade new larger- and Micro-sized Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures in our 24/7, CFTC-regulated marketplace. pic.twitter.com/uixnqsgMjV
— CME Group (@CMEGroup) September 22, 2026
CME has also listed both products on its Basis Trade at Index Close, or BTIC, page for October 19, again subject to regulatory review. BTIC allows market participants to agree on a futures trade as a spread to a published reference rate.
The planned additions would further expand CME’s growing list of single-asset crypto futures. The exchange already offers futures linked to Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar Lumens, Avalanche and Sui.
Bitcoin Cash is not entirely new to CME’s crypto derivatives business. It was included in the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index when index futures began trading in June. Uniswap, however, would be a new single-asset futures listing on the exchange.
Source: cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com
CME has been steadily expanding its cryptocurrency derivatives offering during 2026. Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures were introduced in February, followed by preparations for Avalanche and Sui contracts. The exchange also moved cryptocurrency futures and options to a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week schedule on May 29.
The expansion comes as institutional participation in crypto derivatives continues to grow. CME said cryptocurrency futures and options averaged 279,800 contracts a day during the first half of 2026, representing $8.3 billion in daily notional value. Average open interest stood at 264,600 contracts, or $15.4 billion. Bitcoin and Ether still account for most of the activity.
For market participants, futures can provide a way to manage exposure without taking direct custody of cryptocurrency. A fund holding BCH, for example, could sell a futures contract as a hedge against a fall in the token’s price. Traders can also use futures to take a view on prices without buying the underlying asset.
The planned Uniswap contract would bring a major DeFi token further into the regulated derivatives market. However, a futures listing does not change how the Uniswap protocol itself operates.
It is also worth separating a scheduled listing from actual market demand. CME’s previous crypto additions have seen different levels of trading activity. The useful indicators after launch will be trading volume, open interest and how closely futures prices track the underlying spot market.
If regulatory review is completed, October 19 will mark the planned start of trading. Until then, the BCH and UNI contracts remain planned products rather than evidence of actual market demand.
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