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It is not every day that a cryptocurrency gets a new listing that works for both institutional and retail investors, but Cardano ($ADA) has just done that. This popular digital asset is now up for grabs on Coinbase Derivatives, giving investors more ways to bet on $ADA than just basic spot trading.
If you are into risk management, margin trading or just speculating on $ADA's price without actually holding the asset, the new Cardano Futures Contract might be just what you have been looking for. Each futures contract is worth 1,000 $ADA, making it easy for traders to participate in the market with some flexibility that is usually not available in traditional spot trading.
And it is not just any listing — it happened after an official filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on March 15, which gave the green light to $ADA as a legit asset for derivatives trading.
Coinbase Derivatives, LLC now offers CFTC-regulated futures for Natural Gas and Cardano $ADA . https://t.co/jJc1uE9Nfh
— Coinbase Institutional 🛡️ (@CoinbaseInsto) March 31, 2025
Two weeks later, the listing became a reality, which shows how legit Cardano is becoming in the institutional investment space. It also gives retail participants who want exposure to $ADA in a structured format another trading avenue.
What is interesting is that this listing, thanks to approval from CFTC, gives $ADA regulatory ground that may be needed to further go and get a Cardano ETF, where the green light from the SEC is needed.
From being purged by regulators to getting listing after listing on Coinbase, with $ADA becoming collateral there last month, Cardano is definitely getting closer to being an established asset on all markets.