CME Futures

Here's How the Archegos Debacle May Have Spilled Over to Bitcoin

The difference between bitcoin futures premium on CME and other crypto exchanges has widened since the end of March, when Bill Hwang’s troubles surfaced.

By Muyao ShenApr 7, 2021

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

Tech

Valid Points: How CME Ether Futures Work and Why They Matter

A financially settled and U.S. regulated ether futures product makes all the difference.

By Christine Kim, William FoxleyFeb 17, 2021

Markets

More Institutional Investors Are Buying Ether, Seeing It as a Store of Value

The ether rally appears to be more organic and driven from within the crypto industry.

By Muyao ShenJan 25, 2021

Markets

Bitcoin Erases Most of New Year's Gains Amid Short-Term Profit-Taking

Monday's plunge has erased almost all the gains the leading cryptocurrency had achieved in the new year.

By Muyao ShenJan 11, 2021

Markets

CME Announces Ether Futures Contracts

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced Wednesday it will launch a futures contract on ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, in February.

By Omkar GodboleDec 16, 2020

Markets

Open Interest in CME Bitcoin Futures Rises 70% as Institutions Return to Market

Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the CME has recovered significantly from March’s lows, signaling a resurgence of institutional participation.

By Omkar GodboleApr 16, 2020

Open interest in CME bitcoin futures are up, signaling more investors want to buy the cryptocurrency. (Chicago Board of Trade, 1973, photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)

Markets

CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Trading Volume Hits 2020 Low - That's a Bullish Sign

Daily trading volume in bitcoin (BTC) futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) dropped to year-to-date lows on Friday.

By Omkar GodboleFeb 24, 2020

Markets

Above $10K: CME Bitcoin Futures Hit 3.5-Month Highs

Bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose to multi-month highs, breaking above $10,000 early Friday.

By Omkar GodboleFeb 7, 2020

$10,000 dollar bill (not in use today), Series: 1928, 1934, 1934A & 1934B. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt’s Bitcoin Options

Trading volumes in bitcoin options listed on the Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform have completely dried up, even while CME’s options product is seeing strong interest.

By Omkar GodboleJan 29, 2020

NADA: No one traded Bakkt's bitcoin options this past week. Credit: Shutterstock

Markets

Bitcoin.com Looks to List BCH Futures on CFTC-Approved Exchange

Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash futures contract on a regulated exchange, according to the head of the company’s exchange division.

By Danny NelsonSep 13, 2019

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