CME's 250 BCH futures launch: Bitcoin Cash price falls 2.65 percent

Published on 10/22/2026 at 19:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

FalconX and GSR executed the first block trade on October 20, 2026. The Bitcoin Cash price is 277.99 USD as of October 22, 2026, down 2.65 percent.

Derivatives and market data

CME's first BCH block trade took place on October 20, 2026.
Standard contracts cover 250 BCH, while micro contracts cover 25 BCH.
The Bitcoin Cash price stands at 277.99 USD as of October 22, 2026, 2.65 percent below the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026.
Circulating supply totals 20.11 million BCH.

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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) futures began trading at CME Group on October 20, 2026, with standard contracts covering 250 BCH. The Bitcoin Cash price is 277.99 USD as of October 22, 2026, down 2.65 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026, according to Investing.com.

CME starts 250 BCH futures on October 20

CME Group said on October 20, 2026, that FalconX and GSR executed the first block trade in its new Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures. The announcement said trading was underway in the Bitcoin Cash futures, adding a regulated derivatives venue for market participants seeking to manage cryptocurrency exposure.

The launch follows CME's September 22, 2026, announcement of the contracts. That release specified a 250-BCH standard contract and a 25-BCH Micro contract, subject to regulatory review, according to CME Group.

Micro contracts cover 25 BCH at launch

The two contract sizes create different notional units for derivatives trading: 250 BCH for the standard product and 25 BCH for the Micro product. CME's market-maker program filing stated that the program for BCH futures was scheduled to begin on October 19, 2026, and would apply to contracts traded on CME Globex or cleared through CME ClearPort, according to CME Group.

The contract launch and the price movement are separate facts. The Investing.com page lists a 52-week range from 181.10 USD to 668.87 USD, while its year-to-date change is negative 53.66 percent as of the displayed market data. Those figures describe the market range and prior performance rather than a forecast.

BCH market data shows 277.99 USD

According to Investing.com, Bitcoin Cash trades at 277.99 USD as of October 22, 2026. The price is down 2.65 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026; the daily high is 288.50 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 277.52 USD. Market capitalization is 5.59 billion USD, ranking BCH 18th, while 24-hour volume is 197.01 million USD and circulating supply is 20.11 million BCH.