CME Announces BCH and UNI Futures, BCH Surges 30%
Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
startupfortune.com reports that CME Group plans to list Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19, pending regulatory review. Following the announcement on September 22, Bitcoin Cash spiked approximately 30% to around $345, while Uniswap jumped 11% to $9.70 before settling near $9.18. The new contracts will feature standard sizes of 250 BCH and 10,000 UNI, alongside Micro versions of 25 BCH and 1,000 UNI.
Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group's global head of cryptocurrency products, stated the listings aim to provide greater versatility and capital efficiency for institutional desks. This move adds BCH and UNI to CME's existing single-asset lineup, which now includes Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui. CME's crypto derivatives averaged 279,800 contracts in daily volume during the first half of 2026, representing $8.3 billion in notional value.
The exchange noted that its 2026 expansion into assets like Cardano and Sui has already added over $1 billion in notional volume. Traders view the listing as a catalyst because it allows pension funds and asset managers to access these tokens through a regulated venue. The article notes that Uniswap is a particularly notable inclusion given its status as a DeFi governance token. Despite the price surge, the underlying usage of either token did not change, with the market reacting to the press release rather than fundamental shifts.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for BCH, measured when this story was written up on 23 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio's Binance spot data for Bitcoin Cash shows a price of $345.10 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 53.8%, indicating sustained buying interest over the day. Shorter timeframes show slightly lower activity, with the 1-hour buy ratio at 48.6% and the 4-hour ratio at 50.8%, suggesting that immediate buying pressure is fading relative to the daily average. The 24-hour volume delta is positive at $8,351,521, while the 1-hour delta is negative at -$418,848, meaning recent trades have been net sellers despite the overall daily inflow. Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) closed at +$1,406,177, confirming that net buying dominated the session. This flow indicates that while the day ended with net accumulation, the intensity of buying has cooled in the most recent hour.
The latest daily buy ratio of 56.4% sits at the 86th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 50.8% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for BCH, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Comparing today's activity to the preceding week reveals a significant acceleration in trading volume, which is 7.30 times the weekly average. The 24-hour buy ratio of 53.8% is 3.9 points higher than the 7-day average of 49.9%, marking an unusual day of heightened demand. Over the past eight days, the price has increased by 59.2%, driven by a total volume delta of +$8,099,942. This week saw net buying on 5 of the 7 days, contrasting with a typical baseline of roughly half the days. The current volume of $108,965,109 in the last 24 hours stands as a stark outlier compared to the coin's recent historical norms.