CME Details BTC 76.96%, ETH 12.68%, XRP 5.80% Weights for Nasdaq Crypto Index Futures June 8 Launch

CME Group detailed weights for the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index (NCI) futures, launching June 8 pending approval, with BTC at 76.96%, ETH 12.68%, XRP 5.80%, SOL 3.23%, ADA 0.65%, LINK 0.37%, and XLM 0.30%. Earlier announcements confirmed the market-cap weighted, cash-settled micro and standard contracts tracking these seven cryptos for institutional hedging. The product arrives amid CME crypto volumes up 43% YTD, averaging 407,200 contracts daily in early 2026 (+46% YoY), signaling rising demand.