Ripple Inc. $XRP Ledger ($XRP) network announced on Thursday that customers on the Ripple Prime platform can now trade any crypto futures listed on Coinbase Derivatives.
The move gives financial institutions a new way to access regulated crypto derivatives within a market overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Ripple announced that it has cleared more than $3 trillion in trading volume in 2025 on its Prime platform.
Offering includes NanoBitcoin BTC$71,263.12 NanoEther (ETH) futures are small contracts designed to reduce the capital needed to trade. Coinbase also lists futures related to Solana. $XRP Available in both standard and small sizes. The contract will be settled through Nodal Clear, a US clearing house.
Crypto derivatives have become one of the fastest growing parts of the digital asset market. Many large trading houses prefer futures because they allow investors to gain exposure to price movements and hedge risk without owning the underlying tokens. U.S. regulated futures markets are also attracting interest from financial institutions that require clear rules and central clearing.
The new service is based on Hidden Road, the futures trader and prime broker that Ripple acquired for $1.25 billion last year. The company currently operates as Ripple Prime and provides brokerage, clearing and lending services across multiple asset classes.
Ripple has been on an acquisition spree over the past year, acquiring a number of companies to complement its digital asset offering for institutions and enterprises. In addition to Hidden Road, the company acquired stablecoin payments company Rail for $200 million, as well as financial technology provider GTreasury and cryptocurrency wallet infrastructure startup Palisade.
