CME启动XRP期货合约

周一，XRP期货开始在芝加哥商业交易所（CME）衍生品平台上进行交易，成为第一个受监管的期货跟踪

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has launched XRP futures on its derivatives platform, becoming the first regulated futures tracking the price of XRP in the U.S.

芝加哥商业交易所（CME）在其衍生品平台上推出了XRP期货，成为第一个受监管的期货，跟踪了美国XRP的价格

The futures, which are available for trading in two contract sizes of 2,500 XRP and 50,000 XRP, will both be cash-settled and based on the CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate. The rate is calculated daily at 4:00 p.m. London time and tracks the midpoint of prices in the major XRP futures and options contracts at the time.

期货可用于交易，两种合同规模为2,500 XRP和50,000 XRP，都将是现金分配的，并基于CME CF XRP-BORNAR参考率。该费率每天在伦敦时间下午4:00计算，并跟踪当时主要XRP期货和期权合约的价格中点。

CME already offers bitcoin futures and ethereum futures, which are both among the most popular crypto futures contracts in the world. The exchange also offers futures on other digital assets, including Stellar (XLM), TRON (TRX), and Cardano (ADA).

CME已经提供了比特币期货和以太坊期货，这些期货都是世界上最受欢迎的加密期货合约之一。该交易所还提供其他数字资产的期货，包括Stellar（XLM），Tron（TRX）和Cardano（ADA）。

The launch of XRP futures comes as several U.S. issuers are seeking to launch a spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). Such a fund would allow investors to gain exposure to XRP through their brokerage accounts.

XRP期货的推出是由于几家美国发行人正在寻求推出XRP交易所交易基金（ETF）的推出。这样的基金将允许投资者通过其经纪帐户获得XRP的风险。

Earlier this year, the SEC approved the first spot bitcoin and ethereum ETFs. However, it has yet to rule on any applications for a spot crypto ETF.

今年早些时候，SEC批准了第一个比特币和以太坊ETF。但是，它尚未对任何应用程序加密ETF的应用进行裁决。

In March, the University of California at Irvine's (UCI) investment arm filed to launch a Bitcoin ETF, becoming the first to apply for such a product. Shortly after, Charles Schwab, the largest brokerage firm in the U.S., applied to launch a Bitcoin ETF.

3月，加利福尼亚大学欧文（UCI）的投资部门提出了发射比特币ETF的投资部门，成为第一个申请这种产品的人。不久之后，美国最大的经纪公司查尔斯·施瓦布（Charles Schwab）申请了发射比特币ETF。

Later in April, the crypto exchange FTX U.S. also submitted an application for a Bitcoin ETF, and in May, two more firms — Harvest, a Canadian ETF provider, and Sequant, a joint venture between Material Impact and SEB Inv IV — applied to launch a Bitcoin ETF.

4月下旬，加密交易所FTX US还提交了比特币ETF的申请，并在5月，另外两家公司（Harvest，Canadian ETF提供商）和序列化物质影响和SEB Inv IV之间的合资企业 - 应用于发射比特币ETF。

"CME-traded XRP futures are now *live*,’' wrote ETF Store President Nate Geraci. "CFTC-regulated contracts on XRP. Spot XRP ETFs only a matter of time."

ETF商店总裁Nate Geraci写道：“ CME交易的XRP期货现在已经 *Live *。” CFTC调节的XRP合同。仅将XRP ETF置于时间问题。”

The former SEC Chair Gary Gensler had previously told issuers that one of the reasons it approved the spot bitcoin and ethereum ETFs was that it already had an existing regulated futures market in the U.S.

前SEC主席Gary Gensler此前曾告诉发行人，其批准比特币和以太坊ETF的原因之一是，它已经在美国拥有现有的监管期货市场

"There's an existing futures market, which is regulated by the CFTC, and that provides price discovery and price transparency in the underlying asset," Gensler said during a speech at an AERA conference in April.

Gensler在4月的AERA会议上的演讲中说：“有一个现有的期货市场，该市场受CFTC的监管，并提供了基础资产的价格发现和价格透明度。”

However, despite the applications and Gensler's statements, no decision on a spot crypto ETF has yet been made. It is unclear when or if the SEC will approve any of the applications.

但是，尽管有申请和Gensler的陈述，但尚未就现场加密ETF做出决定。目前尚不清楚SEC何时或是否批准任何申请。