CME

Exchanges

CME Files to Double Monthly Bitcoin Futures Open Position Limit to 10K BTC

CME Group wants to double the maximum number of bitcoin futures contracts traders can buy for each month.

Markets  ·  12 September 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Shutters High-Speed Crypto Trading Division, Axing 30 Jobs

Coinbase is shutting down the Chicago trading technology office it opened a year ago, eliminating 30 jobs.

Business  ·  23 April 2019
Exchanges

‘No Change’ to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back

CME says it has "no changes" in store for its bitcoin futures contract, following retrenchment by rival Cboe.

Business  ·  15 March 2019
CME

UK Royal Mint Says Market Conditions Led to Blockchain Gold Plan Freeze

The U.K. Royal Mint has suspended its plans to issue the Royal Mint Gold token, aimed at helping investors track and manage their gold investments.

Business  ·  25 October 2018
Bitcoin

CBOE Saw Its Highest-Ever Bitcoin Futures Volumes Yesterday

Bitcoin futures contracts saw a spike in trading volume Wednesday, according to data from both CBOE and CME.

Markets  ·  26 April 2018
Europe

Ripple’s XRP Might Be the Next Big Crypto Futures Market

A little-known British crypto company has already turned XRP futures into a budding business worth over $30 million a month.

Business  ·  20 March 2018
Exchanges

UK Crypto Exchange to Launch Bitcoin Futures Contracts

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinfloorEX announced it would offer bitcoin futures contracts as of April 2018.

Markets  ·  14 March 2018
Markets

Moody’s: Bitcoin Volatility (Likely) Won’t Hurt CME’s Risk Rating

Moody's Investors Service said today that it doesn't believe the launch of bitcoin futures will hurt the creditworthiness of either CME or Cboe.

Markets  ·  14 February 2018
Bitcoin

E-Trade Financial Launches CME Bitcoin Futures Trading

E-Trade Financial Corporation opened trading in bitcoin futures from CME Group Tuesday evening.

Markets  ·  3 January 2018
Bitcoin

CME Bitcoin Futures Price Above $20k in First Day Trading

CME Group's bitcoin futures trading began today with an opening price above $20,000 for its January 2018 contract.

Business  ·  18 December 2017
Exchanges

‘According to Plan’: CBOE Bullish on First Day of Bitcoin Futures Trading

The first day of trading for CBOE's bitcoin futures contracts is over and the day largely went according to plan, according to its CEO.

Markets  ·  12 December 2017
Bitcoin

CME’s Bitcoin Futures Likely to Start Trading December 11

CME Group's planned bitcoin futures product could start trading on Dec. 11, according to the firm's website.

Markets  ·  20 November 2017
Bitcoin

Brokerage Chief: Bitcoin Futures Must Be Quarantined

A well-known electronic brokerage firm is issuing dire warnings against the CME Group's plan to launch a bitcoin futures contract next month.

Markets  ·  15 November 2017
UK

Consensus 2017: CME Group, UK Royal Mint Detail Plans for Blockchain Gold

Derivatives giant CME Group and the UK's Royal Mint have revealed details about their plans to bridge the worlds of gold and blockchain.

Business  ·  23 May 2017
CME

CME Explores Cryptocurrency Derivatives Contracts in Patent Filing

Derivatives giant CME has developed a system for delivering digital currencies tied to futures contracts, patent documents reveal.

Markets  ·  5 May 2017