🚨 Big moves for $XRP on the institutional front — CME just listed XRP futures! 🧠📈 This is not just another listing. It’s a signal that Wall Street is warming up to XRP in a real, regulated way. Futures = confidence. And confidence brings capital.

💥 Nate Geraci (ETF Store) sees this as a legit setup for a spot XRP ETF. And with the Franklin XRP Fund decision due June 17, the pressure is on the SEC. Remember that 2023 court ruling? If there's an active CME futures market (✅), denying a spot ETF starts looking shaky. 👀

🔒 The contracts are CFTC-approved and cash-settled — meaning institutions can play without holding XRP directly. Less friction, more inflows.

🗣 Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse called this a "huge milestone” — and with Hidden Road executing the first trade, we’re watching the early innings of what could be a massive wave 🌊 of institutional demand.

📉 Price action? XRP is flat today (-0.77%) but with trading volume spiking +63% — someone’s definitely loading up.

🚀 TLDR: Futures are here. ETF could be next. The setup looks strong. Market may be sleeping now... but don't be the one waking up after the breakout.