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CME Trades 100K Contracts of Micro Ether Futures in First Two Weeks

The micro ether contracts are off to a slow start compared with early activity in micro bitcoin futures launched on May 3.

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CME Group Introduces Micro Ether Futures

Similar to the micro bitcoin futures launched in May, micro ether futures are 1/10 of one ETH.

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Finance

CME to Launch Micro ETH Futures on Dec. 6

The Micro Ether Futures will be cash-settled and based on the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate.

CME Group headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. CME Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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CME Leveraged Funds Raise Bets Against Bitcoin to Record High as Futures Premium Spikes

Earlier this month, analysts had warned of renewed interest in cash and carry arbitrage.

CME bitcoin futures: Leveraged funds (Skew)

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CME Leveraged Funds Raise Bets Against Bitcoin to Record High as Futures Premium Spikes

Leveraged funds on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) raised their bets against bitcoin, rising to a record high in the week ended Oct. 19, possibly to profit from the widening gap between futures and spot markets prices. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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ProShares Seeks Waiver From CME for Position Limits on New Bitcoin Futures ETF: Report

If CME doesn’t yield, ProShares’ options include shifting assets into later-dated contracts or potentially investing in crypto-related equities.

The New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (ticker $BITO) started trading. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

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ProShares Files for Exemption, Shiba Inu Hits All-Time High

ProShares files for exemption from Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading limits. Greenidge more than doubles Bitmain mining rig order. Shiba Inu hits an all-time high. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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As the CME’s Volume Gets Pumped, the Bitcoin ETF’s Quirky Structure Could Explain Some of It

If one wants exposure to bitcoin, the purest play is buying bitcoin itself. Everything else comes with its own idiosyncrasies.

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CME Takes Over as Largest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as BITO Pushes Limits

Exchanges enforce positions limits to keep a single entity from establishing unilateral control over the market.

Bitcoin futures exchange rankings by open interest (Skew)

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CME Sees Record Open Interest in Bitcoin Futures Ahead of ETF Debut

The amount of money locked in the bitcoin futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) surged to record highs on Friday as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) greenlighted futures-based exchange-traded funds (ETF) tied to bitcoin. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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