XRP Futures Open Interest Shifts to CME as XRP Rallies 40%

Total XRP futures open interest fell 16% from Aug. 17 to Aug. 31, declining from 2.77 billion tokens to about 2.34 billion tokens, even as XRP’s price rose nearly 40% from roughly $0.99 to roughly $1.38. The notable exception was CME: its XRP futures open interest increased by roughly 36%, from 284 million tokens to about 387 million tokens, according to CoinDesk, citing CoinGlass data.

Data Snapshot

MetricCurrentPreviousChangePeriodAs ofSourceTotal XRP futures open interestabout 2.34 billion tokens2.77 billion tokensfell 16%Aug. 17 to Aug. 31Aug. 31, 2026CoinDeskXRP priceroughly $1.38roughly $0.99rose nearly 40%Aug. 17 to Aug. 31Aug. 31, 2026CoinDeskCME XRP futures open interestabout 387 million tokens284 million tokensincrease of roughly 36%Aug. 17 to Aug. 31Aug. 31, 2026CoinDeskLeveraged funds’ XRP futures positioning3,206 short contracts892 long contracts—Futures-only positions as of Aug. 25, 20262026-08-25Commodity Futures Trading CommissionLeveraged funds’ net-short exposureabout 116 million XRProughly 57 million XRP net short held a week earliermore than doubledData through Aug. 25, 20262026-08-25CoinDesk

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