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CME Group plans bitcoin cash, uniswap futures

CoinDesk reported a Monday start pending review; contract size, fees, margin and regulator are not given.

At a glance

  1. CoinDesk did not give contract size, fees, margin, settlement method or the regulator conducting the review.
  2. On Oct. 24, The Daily Network reported that four exchanges were awaiting CFTC approval to list contracts tracking AI computing costs.
  3. Advisors evaluating a bitcoin cash or uniswap futures position have no contract specifications in the report to work from yet.

CME Group plans to offer futures on bitcoin cash and uniswap on Monday, pending regulatory review, CoinDesk reported on Oct. 19, 2026.

CoinDesk did not give contract size, fees, margin, settlement method or the regulator conducting the review.

On Oct. 24, The Daily Network reported that four exchanges were awaiting CFTC approval to list contracts tracking AI computing costs.

Advisors evaluating a bitcoin cash or uniswap futures position have no contract specifications in the report to work from yet. Without size, margin, roll schedule or fee, a position cannot be measured against a client mandate, a model-portfolio risk limit or an existing digital-asset sleeve. The next fact to check is whether the two contracts list, and what size, margin and settlement terms CME files when they do.

Reported by the Digital Assets desk from CoinDesk Policy. Published . Updated Oct 24, 2026 · 8:15 p.m. ET. Corrections

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