XRP is down by nearly 5% over the last 24-hour period to seemingly move to retest the $3 mark in a drawdown that’s coming after it briefly saw its total market capitalization surpass that of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) plans to launch futures trading for XRP and Solana (SOL) on February 10, pending regulatory approval, according to a Jan. 22nd X post by Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart.

CME plans to launch XRP Solana futures on February 10, offering standard and micro contracts for enhanced trading flexibility.

In a now deleted "staging subdomain" page CME reported to have said futures contracts for XRP and SOL will go live on Feb. 10.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) website hinted at the introduction of SOL (SOL) and XRP (XRP) futures contracts that could debut as early as Feb. 10, pending regulatory review. According to the website — which later removed the page — contracts for both assets will be available in standard and micro sizes,

CME Group denies any decisions on XRP, Solana futures contracts, highlighting a website error and ongoing evaluations.

CME Group added an XRP and Solana futures page to their staging domain, with the products set to launch on February 10. While the page was eventually taken down, the potential launch could cause an influx of new crypto ETF applications for XRP and Solana.

XRP and Solana prices rose as the market reacted to reports the CME planned XRP and SOL futures contracts. Both altcoins traded to above key levels, with XRP above $3.26 and SOL above $269. The prices of XRP and Solana rose slightly on Wednesday following news that institution-focused trading platform Chicago Mercantile Exchange will be

CME’s beta platform unexpectedly displayed futures contracts for Ripple and Solana. CME clarified the listing was unintentional and for internal testing purposes. If approved by