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CME Topples Binance as Top Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Crypto ETF Excitement Soars
10.11.2023
CME's rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted
CME becomes second-largest Bitcoin futures exchange as open interest surges
30.10.2023
The surge in CME Bitcoin futures OI has helped the regulated derivatives platform attain a 25% market share in Bitcoin futures
Samsung’s Asset Management Arm Launches Bitcoin Futures ETF in Hong Kong
14.1.2023
Samsung’s asset management arm has launched a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). The new actively managed ETF is listed and traded on the Hong Kong stock exchange. It seeks “to provide economic exposure to the value of bitcoin,” Samsung detailed. Samsung’s Bitcoin...
CME introduces micro Ether futures as ETH nears ATH above $4,4K
2.11.2021
Micro Ether futures will become the fourth crypto derivatives product by CME and is expected to be launched on Dec. 6
Wall Street jinx? Traders weight 'sell the news' potential after Bitcoin ETF launch
23.10.2021
The previous big launches of Bitcoin-related products on Wall Street were followed by multi-month price slumps
Genesis tests end-of-day pricing for institutional crypto futures product
27.9.2021
Genesis has introduced a trading method allowing institutional investors to trade Bitcoin futures contracts based on their end-of-day closing price
CME Micro Bitcoin futures surpass 1M contracts as institutional speculation grows
27.6.2021
The Chicago-based derivatives market launched its Micro Bitcoin futures product in early May, providing investors with smaller positioning opportunities
Goldman Sachs to offer Bitcoin futures trading in partnership with Galaxy Digital
18.6.2021
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital will serve as the counterparty entity for Goldman Sachs’s Bitcoin futures trading product
Bull trap fears engulf Bitcoin market as BTC paints CME gap below $40K
14.6.2021
Spot Bitcoin prices rallied towards $40,000 over the weekend but hinted at bullish exhaustion as CME Bitcoin futures opened Monday with a $1,500-plus gap
100,000 Micro Bitcoin Futures Trade on CME Exchange in First Six Days
12.5.2021
More than 100,000 micro bitcoin futures traded on CME in the first six days since launch, the exchange has revealed. CME’s global head of equity index says that this new smaller contract, along with the full-size bitcoin futures, strengthens the exchange’s ability to help a broad array...
One-Tenth of a Bitcoin: Derivatives Giant CME Group to Launch Micro BTC Futures Contract
31.3.2021
The American global markets company Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has announced the launch of a new bitcoin futures product on May 3, 2021, if U.S. regulators approve the product. The new contract is a micro bitcoin futures product that represents 0.1 bitcoin rather than CME’s other...
CME Group set to launch Micro Bitcoin futures
30.3.2021
The new futures contract will launch on May 3, 2021, pending regulatory approval
CME Bitcoin futures numbers saw a 57% uptick in January
24.2.2021
January proved significant in terms of Bitcoin futures trading average daily volume for the CME
CME's Bitcoin futures facilitated over 11 million BTC in volume last year
13.1.2021
Last year was a volatile one for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Price Drops 17%, Large CME Futures Gap Filled, BTC Spot Markets Rebound
4.1.2021
On January 4, 2020, the price of bitcoin slid to the lowest point of the year dropping from Sunday’s high of $33,800 per unit to $27,734 a few minutes after 5 a.m. (EST). In fact, the price dip filled CME Group’s large futures gap after the regulated exchange has seen six consecutive...
Large Bitcoin Futures Gap Causes Temporary Trading Pause, ETH Open Interest Hits All Time High
30.12.2020
CME Group temporarily paused trading of bitcoin futures after the market opened to a large gap of over $3,000 between the derivatives and the underlying crypto asset. According to a report, it was this huge futures gap which “amounted to a massive upside volatility” that led to...
CME Tops in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Amid Rapidly Growing Institutional Interest
29.12.2020
The CME has become the largest bitcoin futures exchange by open interest amid institutional onboarding
CME Group Outpaces Competition Becoming the World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures Market
29.11.2020
Financial derivatives products for bitcoin have grown massively during the last few months. On Friday evening (EST), Arcane Research explained that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has surpassed Okex as the largest bitcoin futures provider. The regulated derivatives market at CME has doubled month...
Impending CME gap close could propel Bitcoin price to $18,000
13.11.2020
Bitcoin bulls are aiming to close the overhead CME gap in order to create a path to $18,000
Impending pennant breakout sets Bitcoin price back on the path to $14,000
30.10.2020
Increasing volume and a breakout above a key trendline have set Bitcoin price back on the path to $14,000