Blockchain.com Adds XRP Options Trading as It Pursues US Derivatives Licenses

Blockchain.com has expanded its product suite to include options trading across several major cryptocurrencies, with XRP among the assets now available. Users can access both call and put options on XRP, with expiry windows extending up to one week.

The move represents a meaningful step in broadening regulated derivatives access to XRP. Derivatives products on established platforms can increase price discovery and attract a wider class of market participants, including those seeking to hedge existing XRP positions.

The platform is simultaneously pursuing US derivatives licenses, suggesting the options offering is being structured with regulatory compliance as a core consideration rather than an afterthought. If those licenses are obtained, it would expand the formal, regulated market infrastructure available to XRP traders in the United States.

This development adds to a gradual buildup of XRP-specific financial products across the industry, sitting alongside ongoing ETF discussions and institutional adoption signals as part of a broader maturation of the XRP market.