CME Group

Bitcoin

CME CEO: Bitcoin Futures Could Begin Trading As Soon As December

CME chairman and CEO Terry Duffy has said that the derivatives exchange operator could list a planned bitcoin futures product as early as next month.

Markets  ·  13 November 2017
Exchanges

CBOE President: Bitcoin ETFs Will Follow Futures Products

Derivatives provider CBOE is stepping up its praise for bitcoin ahead of an expected trading product launch.

Business  ·  8 November 2017
Bitcoin

CME Group’s Leo Melamed: We’ll ‘Tame’ Bitcoin

CME Group Chairman Emeritus Leo Melamed said he believes in the future of bitcoin and expects major investment in his company's futures contracts.

Markets  ·  7 November 2017
Bitcoin

Derivatives Giant CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Futures Contract

Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group has announced plans to launch a bitcoin futures product.

Markets  ·  31 October 2017
CME Group

New Chicago Blockchain Center Launches With Government Backing

Major enterprises have joined forces with the State of Illinois to launch a new blockchain center in the Windy City.

Markets  ·  8 June 2017
Regulation

Smart Contract Issues Set Off ‘Alarm Bells’, Says US Regulator

Representatives of two US regulators have explained how their agencies are approaching the rapidly growing smart contracts industry.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 December 2016
Gold

1,000-Year-Old Royal Mint Will Soon Launch Blockchain Gold Trading

Britain's ancient Royal Mint is to launch blockchain trading of gold derivatives in cost cutting exercise.

Business  ·  29 November 2016
Derivatives

CME Group Launches Bitcoin Price Indexes

The CME Group officially launched its bitcoin price indexes yesterday.

Business  ·  14 November 2016
Markets

Derivatives Giant CME Sets Launch Date for Bitcoin Indexes

The CME Group is launching two previously announced bitcoin price benchmarks next month.

Business  ·  27 October 2016
Exchanges

CME Group Adds New Exchange to Bitcoin Index

CME Group has added China-based digital currency exchange OKCoin to its bitcoin pricing indexes, first announced in May.

Business  ·  28 September 2016
Exchanges

Majority of Global Exchanges Now Testing Distributed Ledger Tech

The majority of global exchanges are now exploring distributed ledgers according to a new trade organization report.

Markets  ·  25 August 2016
Venture Capital

CME Exec: Bitcoin ETFs Signal Digital Asset Maturity

A CME exec this week spoke about how she believes forthcoming bitcoin ETFs are a sign the digital asset market is maturing.

Business  ·  15 July 2016
Derivatives

Derivatives Giant CME Group Unveils Benchmarks for Bitcoin Traders

Derivatives marketplace CME Group and Crypto Facilities have unveiled two bitcoin benchmarks designed to give investors a new way to hedge.

Markets  ·  2 May 2016