FalconX, StoneX execute first CME SOL futures block trade

Falconx, a better main broker for digital assets, and Stonex, a global financial services company, have completed the very first exchange of Blocs de Solana Futures recently introduced from the CME group.

According to a press of March 16 statementThis CME FUTURE CME transaction demonstrates the growing demand for regulated digital asset investments such as Solana (GROUND), while further solidifying Falconx’s position as one of the industry leaders in the institutional trade of cryptocurrencies.

CME Group, the largest exchange of derivatives in the world, spear FUTURE SOLD on February 28 to give investors a way to exchange the solana price movements without holding the assets. These term contracts are in money and are available in two sizes; 500 soil for standard contracts and 25 soil for micro-contracts.

Their prices follow the CME CF Solana-Dollar reference, which provides a daily reference rate of the US Dollar in Solana, calculated at 4:00 p.m. London time.

The blocks of blocks, such as that carried out by Stonex and Falconx, allow institutions to carry out large transactions without having a significant impact on the market. Josh Barkhordar, American sales manager of Falconx, described this as a key step towards the facilitation of crypto trading for institutions.

According to the manager of the execution of Stonex’s digital assets, Eric Rose, the company is dedicated to the increase in institutional access to cryptocurrency thanks to regulated trading options.

“Stonex and Stonex Digital are proud to support CME’s innovative initiatives to improve institutional access to cryptocurrencies thanks to a regulated suite and compliant with listed derivatives.”

– Eric Rose, responsible for the execution of digital assets at Stonex Digital

The future CME crypto market increased quickly. At the start of 2025, the average daily trading volume reached 202,000 contracts, an increase of 73% compared to the previous year, as revealed by a press February 28 release. Open interests also jumped 55% to 243,600 contracts, with more than 11,300 unique accounts negotiating CME cryptographic products.

The launch of Future soil occurs as an interest in negotiated funds in exchange for Solana continues to grow. The best asset managers like Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, 21Shares, Bitwise and Vaneck have already laid For ETF Solana Spot. Analysts believe that future CME soil could help open the way for approval of ETF Sol, similar to what happened with bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (Ethn).