XRP Futures Launch Imminent on CME—Wall Street Prepares to Bet Against Crypto (Again)

CME Group just dropped the ultimate institutional trap for crypto skeptics—XRP futures land next month if regulators don’t blink. Because nothing says ’mature asset class’ like letting hedge funds short a token the SEC still side-eyes.
Pump-and-dump purists hate this one trick: Legitimacy via derivatives. Suddenly that ’useless casino coin’ gets arbitrage algos, basis trades, and all the other Wall Street jargon that justifies seven-figure bonuses.
Watch the spread: If XRP futures trade at a premium to spot, it’s moon time. If not? Grab popcorn—the same suits who called crypto a bubble now get to inflate (or pop) it themselves.