Leading derivatives exchange CME plans to add futures contracts tied to 
Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM) to continue growing its 
roster of regulated crypto derivatives. Related Reading: Analyst Says It’s 
Time For Ethereum’s ‘Big Test’ – Is ETH Season Loading? CME Adds New Altcoins 
To Crypto Derivatives Lineup On Thursday, Chicago-based derivatives exchange 
CME Group announced a new expansion of its lineup of regulated crypto 
derivatives with the upcoming inclusion of Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar 
futures. According to the announcement, the new crypto additions are expected 
to launch on February 9, 2026, although they are still pending regulatory 
review. In addition, they will offer both micro-sized and larger-sized 
contracts for the three cryptocurrencies. For the standard Cardano futures, 
the contract will cover 100,000 ADA, while the micro-sized ADA futures will 
consist of 10,000 tokens. In addition, the Chainlink and Stellar’s large-sized 
futures will be set at 5,000 LINK and 250,000 XLM, respectively, while the 
small-sized contracts will cover 250 LINK and 12,500 XLM. The upcoming 
Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar futures contracts build on the derivatives 
exchange’s existing crypto suite, which includes four of the largest 
cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. In 2017, CME first launched Bitcoin 
(BTC) futures, followed by the introduction of Ethereum (ETH) futures in 2021. 
In the first half of 2025, the Chicago-based exchange added Solana (SOL) and 
XRP futures to its lineup, introducing options for both cryptocurrencies later 
in the year. Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group Global Head of Cryptocurrency 
Products, highlighted the industry’s expansion and development over the past 
few years, affirming that “given crypto’s record growth over the last year, 
clients are looking for trusted, regulated products to manage price risk as 
well as additional tools to gain exposure to this dynamic market.” “With these 
new micro- and larger-size Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures contracts, 
market participants will now have greater choice with enhanced flexibility and 
more capital-efficiencies,” he added. Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar Price 
Reaction Despite the positive development, the trajectory of ADA, LINK, and 
XLM remained mostly unchanged, with the three altcoins continuing their 
intraday correction. Chainlink and Stellar both saw 4% declines from their 
Thursday highs, falling to the $13.60 and $0.225 levels. LINK has momentarily 
lost the $13.80 level as support and is attempting to hold the current area to 
prevent further bleeding. Similarly, XLM was also rejected from the Wednesday 
highs and bounced from the $0.230 before continuing its descent toward its 
two-day low. Related Reading: Bitcoin Nears ‘Historic’ Technical Test As Price 
Eyes $93,500 Barrier – What’s Next? Meanwhile, ADA was attempting to reclaim 
the $0.41 area ahead of the announcement, briefly bouncing from the recent 
pullback. Notably, Cardano surged over 10% from the recent lows toward the 
crucial $0.42-$0.43 area. However, the altcoin was rejected from this zone on 
Wednesday, retracing nearly 9% from the local highs to retest the $0.40 level. 
On Thursday morning, the cryptocurrency bounced from this area, but ultimately 
resumed its correction as the day progressed. As a result, Cardano has 
retraced most of this week’s gains, currently trading around the $0.391 mark. 
Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com

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KBC’s Bolero launches regulated buy‑and‑sell crypto trading for Belgian retail 
investors starting week of 16 February. KBC Group announces that, beginning 
the week of 16 February 2026, private investors in Belgium can buy and sell 
crypto assets via Bolero, the bank’s online execution‑only investment 
platform, under the European Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCAR); KBC 
has […]

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Talks of an XRP &#8220;super cycle&#8221; have emerged recently, but the cryptocurrency&#8217;s 
weekly SuperTrend has formed a sell signal instead. XRP SuperTrend Has Formed 
A Sell Signal In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has shared the weekly 
XRP price chart, writing, &#8220;I&#8217;m hearing about a $XRP super cycle…&#8221; The &#8220;super 
cycle&#8221; is the popular term for a sustained period of expansion in an asset. 
Related Reading: Bitcoin Rally Accompanied By ‘Very Bullish’ Whale-Retail 
Behavior, Santiment Says There has been some chatter online around an XRP 
super cycle recently, with one mention being from YoungHoon Kim, who claims to 
be the holder of the world&#8217;s highest IQ. &#8220;XRP is in a super cycle,&#8221; said Kim 
in an X post. Whether the idea of a super cycle for the cryptocurrency holds 
weight remains unclear, but Martinez&#8217; chart showcases the asset&#8217;s trajectory 
from the lens of a technical analysis (TA) indicator known as the 
&#8220;SuperTrend.&#8221; The SuperTrend is used for finding whether a given asset is 
following a bullish or bearish trend. It involves only one trendline, which 
acts as either resistance or support depending upon which side of it the price 
is trading. This trendline is built using another indicator called the Average 
True Range (ATR), which gauges, in brief, the degree of volatility that the 
asset&#8217;s price is experiencing. From the above chart, it&#8217;s visible that the 
1-week price of XRP was above the SuperTrend line in 2025, meaning that a 
bullish trend was active for the cryptocurrency from the indicator&#8217;s 
perspective. The coin ended the year with a reversal in the SuperTrend, 
however, and it has since remained under the trendline. Thus, at least this 
indicator would suggest that a bullish regime is no longer dominant for the 
digital asset. Only time will tell, though, whether the SuperTrend will hold 
for XRP like it did during 2025 or if bullish momentum will see a fresh 
continuation, leading to another reversal in the indicator. Related Reading: 
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isn&#8217;t alone in witnessing a signal on the SuperTrend recently. As the analyst 
has pointed out in another X post, Solana (SOL) has also seen a shift in the 
indicator. As displayed in the graph, Solana has just turned bullish on the 
SuperTrend after the latest recovery rally took its 1-day price above the 
trendline. Previously, the cryptocurrency had been stuck under the SuperTrend 
trendline since the last quarter of 2025. XRP Price While most of the digital 
asset sector has enjoyed an uptick during the past week, XRP is underwater in 
the period as its price has gone down 2% to $2.07. Featured image from Dall-E, 
chart from TradingView.com

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The local exchange announced that users will be able to get 1 million 
Argentine pesos in credit (nearly $700) by using 0.01 BTC as collateral. There 
will be no maintenance fees for the first three months. Lemon claims this is 
the first card of its kind in Argentina. Lemon Pioneers Bitcoin-Backed Visa 
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Electronic brokerage giant Interactive Brokers says its clients can deposit 
USDC, which will automatically conver to US dollars to fund their accounts.

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