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,

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was up 0.25 cent at $4.89 a bushel. Mar. wheat was off 0.25 cent at $5.54 a bushel. Mar. oats was up 6 cents at $3.68 a bushel. Mar. soybeans was down 0.25 cent at $10.64 a bushel. Beef was higher and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

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

Over the same period, Bitcoin was up 0.5% and Ethereum was down 1.5%. The CME currently offers options trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum, and some investors have been hoping that options trading for Solana could help send its token price higher.

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

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn gained 0.25 cent at $4.84 a bushel. Mar. wheat was unchanged at $5.54 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 6.5 cents at $3.65 a bushel. Mar. soybeans rose by 0.25 cent at $10.56 a bushel. Beef was higher and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn fell by 1 cents at $4.89 a bushel. Mar. wheat was up 3 cents at $5.62 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 1.75 cents at $3.71 a bushel. Mar. soybeans was up 1.75 cents at $10.69 a bushel.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was unchanged at $4.89 a bushel. Mar. wheat fell by 0.5 cent at $5.58 a bushel. Mar. oats gained 9 cents at $3.71 a bushel. Mar. soybeans rose by 0.5 cent at $10.68 a bushel. Beef was lower and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP's short-term outlook appears grim as traditional financial giants do not seem interested in looking beyond

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