UNI Becomes First DeFi Token With CME Group Futures

UNI is now the first DeFi protocol token with futures on CME Group, per Uniswap's official announcement. CME plans to list cash-settled UNI futures — standard contracts of 10,000 UNI and Micro contracts of 1,000 UNI — with the launch slated for October 19, pending regulatory review.

The listing puts Uniswap's governance token on the same regulated derivatives rail as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and XRP, giving institutional investors a regulated venue to gain exposure to the protocol's token.