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The launch of XRP futures by CME Group—one of the world’s most powerful institutional derivatives marketplaces—marks a defining moment for Ripple’s native token as it gains deeper traction within regulated financial markets.
The offering, expected to begin trading on May 19 pending regulatory sign-off, introduces cash-settled contracts for 2,500 and 50,000 XRP lots, referencing the CME CF XRP-Dollar Rate calculated daily at 4:00 p.m. London time.
“Interest in XRP and its underlying ledger (XRPL) has steadily increased as institutional and retail adoption for the network grows, and we are pleased to launch these new futures contracts to provide a capital-efficient toolset to support clients’ investment and hedging strategies,” said Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Crypto Products at CME Group.
This announcement follows a previous staging-site leak hinting at XRP and Solana futures, which CME later walked back. The confirmation this week signals the exchange’s strategic entrance into crypto markets, coinciding with a 141% YoY surge in crypto derivatives volume during Q1—reaching $11.3 billion in notional value per day.
However, market reaction has been muted, with Ripple price consolidating at the $2.20 down 1.2% over the last 24 -hours. This affirms the narrative that XRP price action might be cooled by broader profit-taking within the crypto market on Thursday.
While XRP’s integration into CME group, one of the largest institutional platforms gains traction, derivatives market data on Thursday showed risk-averse trading.
As seen in the Coinglass chart below, XRP futures trading volume fell 27.84% to $8.49 billion, while open interest contracted slightly to $3.88 billion. The open interest trend shows that XRP traders closed over $40 million worth of XRP futures positions on Thursday
Options open interest declined nearly 10%, although volume surged 160.5%, indicating repositioning through short-dated instruments ahead of the CME launch.
Despite overall deleveraging, directional data from Binance and OKX show a tilt toward long positions, with long/short account ratios hovering above 2.0. Notably, top trader positions on Binance reflected a long-to-short ratio of 1.53, hinting at cautious optimism.
The derivatives recalibration came as broader markets reacted to comments from former President Donald Trump, which lifted U.S. stocks and triggered profit-taking across major cryptocurrencies. XRP was not immune—$6.88 million in long positions were liquidated, alongside $1.97 million in shorts.
CME’s XRP futures launch not only broadens institutional access but also reinforces XRP’s relevance in the evolving digital asset infrastructure. With growing macro sensitivity and deepening liquidity, the token now finds itself at the center of a maturing crypto derivatives ecosystem.
XRP is consolidating near $2.19 after a short-lived breakout above the 50-day SMA, currently at $2.25. The XRP price forecast today leans cautiously bullish, supported by multiple technical indicators.
The Parabolic SAR dots are trailing closely below the current price, suggesting ongoing bullish momentum, while the volume delta shows a recent shift in buy-side aggression with a $13.01M net inflow.
However, XRP is yet to convincingly breach the red 100-day SMA around $2.20 and remains below the blue 200-day SMA at $2.45, which poses the next major resistance. A decisive close above this level could open the path to $2.60, aligning with a bullish continuation scenario.
On the downside, a rejection at the current level and break below the trendline support and SAR ($1.88) would expose XRP to further correction toward $1.87. Still, as long as volume builds and the trendline holds, the technical structure favors a bullish breakout in the near term.
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Coinbase is back in the legal spotlight, but this time, it’s not the SEC knocking at the door. The Oregon Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the crypto exchange, accusing it of offering and selling unregistered securities to users in the state.
The lawsuit claims that Coinbase offered and sold at least 31 tokens as unregistered securities, and that includes some big names like XRP, ADA, LINK, AAVE, MKR, and UNI.
In an ongoing lawsuit, Oregon state is suing Coinbase for violating state securities laws. The lawsuit claims Coinbase helped sell unregistered cryptocurrencies, making millions in fees while Oregonians lost money.
NEW: The Oregon AG suing @coinbase is claiming around 31 tokens (18 more than the SEC originally named) including $XRP, $LINK and $UNI were offered and sold as investment contracts. The lawsuit refers to them as “crypto securities.”
Good spot @JBSDC. https://t.co/ZykWam51fI
— Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) April 22, 2025
Oregon’s Attorney General, Dan Rayfield, said, “Coinbase gained trust from people in Oregon and then offered risky investments that weren’t fully checked. Because of this, people lost money, and we think Coinbase should be held responsible.”
Oregon specifically names 31 crypto tokens it believes were illegally offered as unregistered securities. These include popular tokens like ADA, SOL, XRP, LINK, AAVE, MATIC, UNI, and many more.
Although Oregon is going further than the U.S. SEC, which listed 18 tokens in its lawsuit.
Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, fired back on X. He criticized Oregon’s Attorney General for filing the lawsuit on behalf of over 500,000 users, without their consent. He also said this lawsuit could hurt the entire crypto industry, not just Coinbase.
Even though Oregon’s lawsuit is only about state rules, it could affect the whole country.
One big thing in the case is XRP, the token from Ripple. Oregon’s Attorney General says XRP should be treated like a security, which means it would have to follow certain rules.
Ripple recently won against the SEC, but now Oregon is bringing the issue up again. They’re still arguing about whether XRP is a security or not.
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Coinbase is back in the legal spotlight, but this time, it’s not the SEC knocking at the door. The Oregon Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the crypto exchange, accusing it of offering and selling unregistered securities to users in the state. The lawsuit claims that Coinbase offered and sold at least 31 tokens …
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