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Solana Gets a Boost: Coinbase To Launch Futures Contracts!

Solana Gets a Boost: Coinbase To Launch Futures Contracts
Solana Gets a Boost: Coinbase To Launch Futures Contracts
Jane Omada Apeh
Last updated: January 31, 2025 8:40 am
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Jane Omada Apeh
Published January 31, 2025
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Major cryptocurrency exchange ‘Coinbase plans to offer cash-settled Solana SOL futures contracts on its regulated derivatives exchange This is to further diversify its offerings in an attempt to lure institutional investors. Reports say the ‘exchange is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for approval to offer the contracts, which ‘are expected to start trading on or after February 18, 2025. Speaking with sources, a Coinbase spokesperson said:

Contents
  • Derivatives Market and Institutional Interest
  • Risk Management and Regulation Compliance
  • Market Impact
  • Conclusion
    • FAQs

“We are working with the CFTC to file and list Solana futures on the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange.”

Derivatives Market and Institutional Interest

According to reports, the Solana futures will be 100 SOL per contract, approximately $25,000 at current prices. This is part of Coinbase’s broader derivatives expansion and giving investors more instruments other than just Bitcoin and Ethereum futures which dominate the market.

In Q3 2024, Coinbase reported $573m in total transaction revenue, down 27% from Q2. That includes all transaction types, spots, and derivatives. CME Group’s crypto product suite hit a record in 2024 with average daily volume up 203% year over year to 116,000 contracts.

Coinbase listing Solana futures comes as institutions demand more crypto assets. Solana, the 5th largest token with over $114.6b in market cap, is much more volatile than major cryptos: 30-day volatility is 3.9% vs Bitcoin’s 2.3% and Ethereum’s 3.1%.

Solana Gets a Boost: Coinbase To Launch Futures Contracts
Solana Gets a Boost: Coinbase To Launch Futures Contracts

Risk Management and Regulation Compliance

Coinbase has implemented a complex settlement mechanism that uses 20 three-minute intervals over a one-hour window from its spot trading venue to prevent any form of market manipulation. Position limits on the exchange are 3,500 contracts aggregate, 30% below Bitcoin futures position limits measured against the market cap.

Contracts will have 10% hourly price limits and other advanced risk management controls such as kill switches and exposure limits. Nodal Clear will provide clearing to meet regulatory and financial standards.

Market Impact

Industry insiders see this as a play by Coinbase to expand its derivatives market. It is a big move because listing Solana futures means Coinbase is seriously trying to get into the derivatives market and serve the growing institutional demand.

Solana Gets a Boost: Coinbase To Launch Futures Contracts
Solana Gets a Boost: Coinbase To Launch Futures Contracts

By listing futures other than Bitcoin and Ethereum, Coinbase can get more market share and more investment products.

According to CoinDesk, Coinbase’s Derivatives, an exchange subsidiary, will list Solana (SOL) and Hedera (HBAR) futures. As previously mentioned, the product will allegedly launch in February with new contracts cash settled monthly, per the filing.

Conclusion

Coinbase listing Solana futures could be a turnaround for the crypto derivatives market. Coinbase’s entry into Solana will be a new product suite and a way to capture growing institutional demand for more crypto assets. Now, it’s up to the regulators to see what this means for the broader crypto derivatives market.

Stay updated with Deythere as we’re available around the clock, providing you with updated information about the state of the crypto world.

FAQs

1. What is Solana’s future?

Solana futures are a type of financial derivative that allows investors to speculate on the future value of Solana (SOL) tokens. Contracts will be cash-settled. This means that upon expiration, the difference between the contract and market prices will be settled in cash without taking actual tokens.

2. Why is Coinbase listing Solana futures?

Coinbase wants to have a differentiation in its derivatives product to attract institutional investors with futures other than Bitcoin and Ethereum. Solana futures fits in with growing demand for a more diversified crypto portfolio.

3. What does it mean by 100 SOL tokens per contract?

Each Solana futures contract represents 100 SOL tokens, approximately $25,000 at today’s price. This is a reach that is big enough to give investors exposure to the asset’s price movement but not too big.

4. How does Coinbase manage the risks of the futures contracts?

Among others, some of the risk management controls include a complex settlement mechanism, 3,500 position limits, 10% hourly price limits and other advanced risk controls like kill switches and exposure limits. Nodal Clear will provide clearing to meet regulatory and financial standards.

 

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