According to Cas Abbé, XRP futures 24-hour volume jumped 208% to $12.4B, overtaking Solana’s $9.6B, marking a shift in derivatives flow toward XRP, source: Cas Abbé on X. Open interest rose 15% to $5.9B, indicating materially higher positioning in XRP derivatives, source: Cas Abbé on X. Funding is positive on XRP perpetuals, which signals a long bias where longs pay shorts, source: Cas Abbé on X; source: Binance Futures documentation. Traders monitor the combination of elevated open interest and positive funding as a crowding and squeeze-risk signal in derivatives markets, source: Binance Research.

According to Crypto Rover, CME Group is set to launch XRP futures, marking a significant development in the cryptocurrency trading landscape. This move will allow traders to hedge against price volatility and speculate on the future price of XRP, thus increasing liquidity and market depth for this digital asset.