TL;DR CME Group launched Solana futures contracts in two sizes: micro (25 SOL) and full-size (500 SOL), with cash settlement. The futures aim to attract institutional investors looking for a safe investment option in the crypto market, facilitating the management of risks associated with SOL investments.

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The proposed amendment would include various cryptocurrencies in the in the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF.

Solana (SOL) has been under intense selling pressure, with the price failing to reclaim key resistance levels after weeks of fear-driven market conditions. Bulls lost control when SOL dropped below $180, a crucial support level that previously held firm.

FalconX makes history with CME's first major Solana futures block trade, signaling growing institutional crypto interest.

Asset management firm Hashdex has filed an amendment with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to include Litecoin in its Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF.

Limiting access to the chain that launched Trump's memecoin is like shutting investors out from Amazon or Google during their initial offerings, says Hadley Stern, at Marinade Labs.

A report shared by CoinShares reveals that last week, the largest top market cap cryptocurrencies faced massive withdrawals initiated by investors in light of the uncertainty that has been dominating the market recently.

After soaring to a multi-year high in December, Cardano price has pulled back by 46%, leading to a $18 billion wipeout. This decline has largely mirrored the performance of other altcoins.

As of today, CME Group offers the new contracts in two sizes: a micro-sized contract covering 25 SOL and a larger contract covering 500 SOL.

A crypto trader has backed Cardano's (ADA) bullish price uptick, which broke multiple resistance levels. The crypto market has faced an extended period of sideways trading with increasing volatility after Bitcoin's price dropped below $100K.

Solana (SOL), the sixth-largest cryptocurrency asset by market capitalization, appears likely to witness significant growth in the coming week. SOL, which has seen its market cap grow from to $65.08 billion in just five years since inception, looks poised to retest higher levels.

Looks like no one's coming to the party.

Crypto analyst SiDec has raised the possibility of the Solana price dropping to double digits. The analyst revealed major levels to watch for entries as market participants brace up for this massive crash.

Solana (SOL) has lost 34.9% of its value in the past month and currently stands at $127.6 per token.

Sui Network (SUI) has seen a remarkable growth, featuring as one of the best blockchain performers in the cryptocurrency market. Deemed the next Solana (SOL) or the Solana-killer, Sui now has a higher stablecoin market cap than five of its competitors combined, including Cardano (ADA), once called the Ethereum (ETH)-killer.

Ripple's long-running legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly nearing its conclusion, according to sources within the agency, cited by an XRP community member dubbed Andrew. The insiders claim that negotiations involving the five-year court case could reclassify XRP as a commodity.

At the beginning of 2025, XRP saw a significant upward performance, reaching as high as the $3.2 level in January. After witnessing a strong bullish performance, the altcoin has been faced with bearish conditions that have slowed down its growth.

The crypto market's volatility has left altcoins in limbo, uncertain about potential gains or losses, and heavily reliant on external factors. These influences could determine whether a recovery rally occurs.

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XRP's price has rebounded over the past few days, climbing from a low of $1.8890 last week to over $2.30. Ripple (XRP) ose largely due to last week's rebound in the crypto and stock markets.

Solana celebrated its 5th birthday yesterday. In honour of the occasion, we decided to take a look at this blockchain's journey to becoming a leading platform and the home of the best meme coins.

Recent weeks have seen Dogecoin struggle due to increasing selling pressure and technical issues that could endanger its place on the cryptocurrency market. In the meantime, Cardano (ADA) is getting closer to overtaking DOGE in terms of market capitalization, suggesting that the rankings may change.

Every week someone floats the idea their favorite crypto coin should be a strategic asset of the US government. This week, Ripple's XRP has been nominated, and the SEC Crypto Task Force seems to like it a lot.

BNB Chain DEX trading volume surpassed Solana with Mubarak memecoin hype. Binance founder CZ started investing in memecoins with MUBARAK and TST purchases.

XRP has risen 1.6% in the past 24 hours, reaching $2.34 as the market continues its post-weekend recovery.As the best-performing cryptocurrency among the top five this year, XRP has gained 12.6% in 2025.

XRP has formed a head-and-shoulders pattern on the weekly chart which suggests a potential surge to $3 if bulls take over.

Sui (SUI) was also an underperformer, declining 3.2% from Friday.

Investment in crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) took a heavy hit last week, with outflows reaching $1.7 billion, according to the latest CoinShares report. This marks the fifth consecutive week of capital flight, bringing total outflows to $6.4 billion—an all-time high.

XRP, the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is forming a classic reversal pattern on its weekly chart, which, if validated, could have implications for its price.

As someone once said about addressing the volatile fluctuations on the cryptocurrency market: just scale out. And this actually works, at least for the third biggest coin out there, XRP.

The cryptocurrency market has shifted dramatically following a huge Q4 rally. Now, many are questioning whether we're entering a bear market. Brian from Santiment, on the Thinking Crypto podcast, discussed how market sentiment can flip quickly and how the actions of whales often drive the market, regardless of retail investors' mood.

The digital assets market kicked off the week by printing “not so much big” red indexes all over around. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped almost 2% in 24 hours dragging major altcoins down with it.

The crypto market remained on edge as the fear and greed index stalled at the fear zone of 20 ahead of the FOMC decision. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $84,000, while Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) were little changed.

Recently, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, under the leadership of its acting chairman, Mark Uyeda, has withdrawn cases against top crypto firms, including Coinbase and Consensys. There are rumours that the regulator will drop its four-year-old legal battle against Ripple soon.

A technology investor who backed ride-hailing app Uber in its early days has stirred up the crypto community after claiming that the OG cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) will ultimately be replaced by a better digital asset.

Recent data shows that Cardano whales have sold over 100 million ADA in the past week.

Ripple's XRP has surged by almost 10% in the past week, riding the wave of a broader market uptrend. As of this writing, the fourth-largest crypto by market capitalization trades at $2.33.

XRP's focus on fast, low-cost transactions has made it the third largest cryptocurrency in the world (excluding stablecoins) — and one of the main beneficiaries of the late 2024 rally.

Solana, the prominent Layer-1 blockchain, is marking its 5th anniversary today since its first Solana block was built on March 16, 2020. Though it was founded in 2017 by Anatomy Yakovenko alongwith Raj Gokal under the brand name of Solana Labs, its Mainnet was launched in 2020, pioneering the Proof-of-History (PoH) concept.

The crypto market is gradually undergoing bearish consolidation. However, coins like XRP are pushing for new rebound attempts.

The exchange announced it has filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to self-certify these new products. This move is expected to shake up both the energy and crypto derivatives markets.

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez warns that the SuperTrend indicator flipping bearish on Solana's weekly chart could lead to a massive 95% SOL price drop.

Cardano faces technical and on-chain bearish signals with a potential drop to $0.464, though the $0.65-$0.68 support zone may present a buying opportunity.

Not official, not confirmed, but impossible to ignore: the idea that Ripple's legal war with the SEC is entering its final chapter is rippling through the crypto space.

Bybit, the worlds second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, introduces Margin Staked SOL, a powerful tool for users looking to optimize their SOL earnings through leveraged borrowing and staking. With up to 2x leverage, users can stake SOL to receive bbSOL, Bybits liquid staking token, while earning a competitive net APR of over 13% as of March 17, 2025.

FalconX has executed the first-ever block trade for CME Group's Solana futures, with financial services firm StoneX acting as the counterparty. The post FalconX Executes First-Ever Block Trade for CME Solana Futures with StoneX Ahead of Launch appeared first on Cryptonews.