CME's XRP futures contracts achieve a trading volume of 80 billion yen in the first month, expanding global demand

## XRP rose by 10%

According to data released by the CME Group on the 23rd, XRP futures achieved a trading volume of $545 million (about 80 billion yen) in the first month of trading. On the day of the start of trading, $19.3 million in trading was recorded from 15 corporate and four individual investor platforms, confirming broad market participation.

45% of the trading volume comes from outside North America, demonstrating the high global demand for XRP futures. Open interest has also reached $70.5 million, indicating a situation of sustained market participation.

XRP is the base token of XRP Ledger, aiming to speed up and reduce the cost of international remittances. With its unique consensus protocol, it can process 1,500 transactions per second, and the settlement time is significantly faster at 3 to 5 seconds compared to traditional financial systems.

According to CME, the use of the XRP ledger is rapidly increasing in 2025, with a significant rise in the number of active addresses and trading volume. CME analyzed that Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road and the issuance of its proprietary stablecoin RLUSD are boosting institutional adoption.

CME's XRP futures offer two types: standard size (50,000 XRP) and micro size (2,500 XRP), and adopt a cash settlement method. It functions as an efficient exposure tool to XRP price fluctuations for institutional investors, as it can avoid wallet management and security risks.

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