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CME Rises in Bitcoin Futures Rankings as Institutional Interest Grows

Institutional exchange CME has become the third-largest bitcoin futures exchange by number of open contracts.

Markets  ·  14 August 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Futures Trading Volume Slips to 3-Month Low on CME

Trading activity in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has cooled as the top cryptocurrency languishes in the price doldrums.

Markets  ·  20 July 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Spot Volumes Are Weak While Options and DeFi Strengthen

Lower bitcoin spot volumes and flatter-than-usual price action doesn’t mean crypto traders have zero opportunities to capitalize.

Markets  ·  19 June 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week

Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday's halving event.

Markets  ·  15 May 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Price Up 12% Since the Halving

Bitcoin has seen double-digit gains in price since the halving. Institutional investors doing more trading in crypto options on CME is a sign of continued interest.

Markets  ·  14 May 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Breaches $9.2K as Open Positions on CME Futures Hit 10-Month High

Bitcoin is quickly gathering upward momentum alongside a surge in open positions on CME futures.

Markets  ·  6 May 2020
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$166B Asset Manager Renaissance Eyes Bitcoin Futures for Flagship Fund

Renaissance Technologies’ market-crushing Medallion fund is considering jumping into bitcoin futures, recent regulatory filings show.

News  ·  18 April 2020
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Aspiring CME Director Wants Exchange to Mine Bitcoin and Issue Tokens

A nominee for a CME director position argued for tokenizing certain shares and building renewable energy sources which could also mine crypto.

News  ·  27 March 2020
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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.

Markets  ·  24 February 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.

Markets  ·  7 February 2020
Bitcoin

Open Positions in Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Jump to Record Highs

While bitcoin hit fresh three-month highs on Wednesday, open interest in monthly bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) Bakkt platform jumped to record highs.

News  ·  6 February 2020
CME

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.

Markets  ·  29 January 2020
CME

CME Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures Up 100% Since Start of 2020

Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have doubled in the first few days of the year, as noted by data analytics firm Skew.

Markets  ·  20 January 2020
Bitcoin

CME’s Bitcoin Options See First-Day Volume of $2.3M

Options on bitcoin futures from Chicago Mercantile Exchange got off to a good start on Monday, seeing trading volume reach 55 contracts in the opening session.

Markets  ·  14 January 2020
CME

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. 

Markets  ·  13 September 2019