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CME Becomes Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Institutional Interest Rises

Chicago Mercantile Exchange now tops the list of the biggest bitcoin futures trading platforms, accounting for nearly 20% of all open interest.

CME headquarters, Chicago

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Institutions Will Start Buying Ether in 2021, Messari Analyst Says

CME Group's announcement that it will launch ether (ETH) futures on Feb. 8, 2021, could spur heightened institutional interest.

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FTX Seeks to Launch Coinbase Futures Market Ahead of Public Listing

Launching the new futures market depends on regulatory clarity.

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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.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

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Bitcoin Derivatives Firm ErisX Adds Cash-Settled Contracts After Physically Settled Futures Fall Flat

Cryptocurrency derivatives platform ErisX launched cash-settled bounded futures on Tuesday.

Thomas Chippas, chief executive officer at ErisX

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Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating

The bitcoin perpetual futures "funding rate" has shot up, suggesting the market may be overleveraged to the bullish side.

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ErisX Unit Gets CFTC 'OK' to Clear Fully Collateralized Swaps

The clearing arm of ErisX got CFTC approval to diversify beyond digital currencies.

ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas

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FTX Raises 'TRUMP' Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win

FTX said the price of one TRUMP contract roughly equals the president's expected chances of reelection.

U.S. President Donald Trump

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CME's Rise in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Signals Growing Institutional Interest

CME has risen to second place in terms of bitcoin futures open interest, passing Binance and BitMEX.

The CME Group logo

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Institutions Take Record Bullish Bets in Bitcoin Futures, Shrugging Off Exchange Missteps

Institutions hold record bullish beets in CME Bitcoin futures as the cryptocurrency shows resilience to negative news.

CME trading floor (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)