Bitcoin News
By Sydney TheCMO
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A Gap Filled Since 2017. The issue has existed from the start. Since CME launched its first Bitcoin futures contract in…
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2026 Figures Speak for Themselves. The launch builds on a solid foundation. In 2025, CME recorded $3 trillion in notional volume on…
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Bitcoin Volatility Futures, an Unprecedented Tool. This is probably the most interesting product of the lot.
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CME Group has changed the game. The world's largest derivatives market has opened 24/7 trading on its crypto futures and options, and on the same day, it launched a completely…
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The launch began at 4:00 PM Central Time on Friday, May 29. The first weekend of trading resulted in more than 7,200 crypto futures and options contracts changing hands, with an…
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The issue has existed from the start. Since CME launched its first Bitcoin futures contract in 2017, derivatives trading stopped on weekends. Spot markets, however, never stop.
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Tim McCourt, Global Head of Alternative Products at CME, stated that the system has evolved since 2017 to meet the demand for continuous liquidity over the weekend.
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Now it's resolved. Or almost — the two-hour pause remains, but it's purely technical.
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These figures are significant. They show that institutional appetite for regulated crypto derivatives is growing rapidly, and that CME is capturing an increasing share of this…
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See also: Bitcoin Buyers Return, but Low Volume Makes Recovery Uncertain
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Two major players influenced the launch. JB Mackenzie of Robinhood Markets noted that this is the first time users can trade regulated futures at any time.
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This is probably the most interesting product of the lot. CME launched Bitcoin volatility futures — symbol BVI — on the same day as 24/7 trading.
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These contracts settle against the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index, the BVX. It's a measure of 30-day implied volatility, calculated from real-time data from the Bitcoin options…
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And traders can now take long or short positions on this volatility. Not on price direction — on the intensity of expected fluctuations.
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It's not yet clear if other platforms will follow with similar products. But the fact that CME, with its regulatory and institutional weight, is opening this market, lends…
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