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Key Takeaways: CME Group will launch LINK and Micro LINK futures on February 9, giving traders regulated exposure to Chainlink. The contracts expand CME’s cryptoKey Takeaways: CME Group will launch LINK and Micro LINK futures on February 9, giving traders regulated exposure to Chainlink. The contracts expand CME’s crypto

CME Drops Chainlink Futures Bombshell as Micro LINK Goes Live for 24/7 Regulated Trading

저자: Crypto Ninjas출처: Crypto Ninjas
2026/01/17 01:58
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Key Takeaways:

  • CME Group will launch LINK and Micro LINK futures on February 9, giving traders regulated exposure to Chainlink.
  • The contracts expand CME’s crypto suite alongside Cardano (ADA) and Stellar (XLM) futures.
  • Micro-sized contracts lower the barrier to entry, making LINK trading accessible with less capital and tighter risk control.

CME Group is speeding up the development of crypto derivatives, which officially announced the introduction of Chainlink (LINK) futures and Micro LINK futures. The products will be rolled out on February 9, assuming regulation is approved, the next significant move to introduce altcoins closer to regulated futures markets.

Read More: Chainlink Partners with Polymarket to Accelerate $100B Network of Oracle Ecosystem

The largest derivatives exchange in the world, CME Group, has stated that it would launch LINK futures (5,000 LINK) and Micro LINK futures (250 LINK) as a part of the further expansion that will also cover Cardano (ADA) and Stellar (Lumens) contracts.

The announcement was echoed by Chainlink on X, confirming that LINK is now officially entering CME’s regulated derivatives ecosystem.

The new lineup will include:

  • LINK futures: 5,000 LINK per contract
  • Micro LINK futures: 250 LINK per contract
  • ADA futures: 100,000 ADA per contract
  • Micro ADA futures: 10,000 ADA per contract
  • Lumens futures: 250,000 XLM per contract
  • Micro Lumens futures: 12,500 XLM per contract

Through the provision of standard and even micro-sized contracts, CME is evidently aiming at a bigger trading platform, which includes large funds as well as active retail traders interested in specific exposure.

Read More: CME Outage Freezes Over $2 Trillion in Crypto-Linked Futures as Cooling Failure Halts Trading

Micro contracts are not miniature forms of conventional futures. They essentially transform the manner in which traders may tackle risk. Traders can: Thorndike, with Micro LINK futures, 250 LINK per contract:

  • Fine-tune position sizing instead of committing to large blocks
  • Hedge smaller spot positions without overexposure
  • Scale in and out of trades with better capital efficiency

This building is flexible in design. Traders can accumulate positions over time or better control downside risk than having to handle the entire volatility of a 5,000 LINK contract.

CME Group Cryptocurrency Products Global Head Giovanni Vicioso remarked that the regulated crypto product demand has been on the rise as digital assets are incorporated into portfolios. He emphasized that the clients are seeking solutions to deal with price risk and still get exposure to the crypto markets.

Chainlink is not entering this space alone. CME’s February rollout also includes ADA and XLM, adding three major altcoins to a suite that already covers:

  • Bitcoin (BTC)
  • Ether (ETH)
  • XRP
  • Solana (SOL)

This signals a clear shift. CME is no longer limiting its crypto strategy to just Bitcoin and Ethereum. It is building a full altcoin derivatives stack.

For Chainlink specifically, this is significant. LINK underpins a large portion of onchain data infrastructure through its oracle network. Now that futures have been introduced, LINK is easier to hedge, trade and incorporate into structured strategies.

The post CME Drops Chainlink Futures Bombshell as Micro LINK Goes Live for 24/7 Regulated Trading appeared first on CryptoNinjas.

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