TLDRCME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19, pending regulatory review.Both products will come in standard and micro contract sizes.Bitcoin Cash rose more than 25% to $338 after the news.CME’s 2026 altcoin futures have produced over $1 billion in notional value this year.The new contracts will be CME’s tenth and eleventh single-asset crypto futures.CME Group plans to add Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures to its list of regulated crypto products. The exchange said Tuesday the contracts will launch on October 19, pending regulatory review.The new products will come in two sizes. Traders can choose between standard contracts and smaller micro contracts.Bitcoin Cash futures will represent 250 BCH, while the micro version will cover 25 BCH. Uniswap futures will cover 10,000 UNI, and its micro contracts will cover 1,000 UNI.Bitcoin Cash traded at $338 per coin at the time of the announcement, up more than 25% on the day. It has a market cap of about $6 billion.Uniswap’s token traded at $9.28, up 5.5% over 24 hours. Its market cap stood at $5.75 billion.What the Two Tokens DoBitcoin Cash split off from Bitcoin in 2017. It was built with a larger block size to support cheaper payments, rather than to act as a store of value.Uniswap runs the largest decentralized exchange in crypto. Its token is used for governance, which lets holders vote on upgrades to the protocol. Holders do not collect dividends.Giovanni Vicioso, CME’s global head of cryptocurrency products, said market participants need broader, regulated tools to manage price risk as crypto markets mature. He said the contracts offer capital efficiency and exposure to “key crypto networks” in a round-the-clock, regulated venue.CME Continues Its Altcoin RolloutThis is not CME’s first altcoin launch this year. In February, the exchange rolled out futures for Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar.In April, it announced Avalanche and Sui futures, which began trading on May 4. Before Tuesday’s news, CME’s crypto lineup also included Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, and Solana.CME said its 2026 futures for Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui have produced more than $1 billion in total notional value so far this year.Across all of its crypto products, futures and options averaged 279,800 contracts per day in the first half of 2026. That equaled $8.3 billion in daily notional volume. Average open interest reached 264,600 contracts, or $15.4 billion.Justin Young, CEO and co-founder of Volatility Shares, called the move “another important step” in the growth of CME’s crypto futures. His firm already runs leveraged crypto ETFs tied to several of the same altcoins.Noel Kimmel, president of Ripple Prime, said institutions “need around-the-clock access to regulated derivatives.” Ripple built the prime brokerage after buying Hidden Road in 2025. In May, the firm secured a $200 million facility to expand its lending.If the review stays on schedule, trading will open on October 19. Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap will then become CME’s tenth and eleventh single-asset crypto futures products.The post CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures on October 19 appeared first on Blockonomi.