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CME Group Adds XRP to Crypto Benchmarks
[Jul 12 5:17 PM] CME Group, a leading global markets company, has announced the launch of XRP and ICP reference rates and real-time indices. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse explained that the first step towards institutional crypto products is having a trusted…
Digital Assets Thrive in H1 2024, CME and Glassnode Report Finds
[Jul 12 9:31 AM] Digital assets showed significant growth in the first half of 2024, driven by increased institutional interest and the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs. According to a report from CME Group and Glassnode, these factors have cemented digital assets as…
Report: CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Trading Amid Rising Demand From Wall Street
[May 16 3:35 AM] CME Group, the world’s largest futures exchange, is planning to launch bitcoin trading to capitalize on the surging demand among Wall Street money managers for exposure to the cryptocurrency sector, according to a report from the Financial Times…
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits Record $37.55 Billion With CME Leading the Pack
[Mar 29 12:01 PM] On Friday, March 29, 2024, the combined open interest in bitcoin futures reached a new all-time peak of $37.55 billion. This uptick occurs amid buoyant bitcoin markets and a growing attraction from institutional investors. Bitcoin Futures Open…
Bitcoin Futures Market Attracts Unprecedented Open Interest as Derivatives Appetite Grows
[Mar 8 4:30 PM] The latest bitcoin derivatives data indicates a continued climb in bitcoin futures open interest, hitting all-time peaks. Over the last day, statistics reveal an open interest of $32.30 billion across fourteen distinct bitcoin futures markets…
Bitcoin Futures’ Open Interest Reaches Lifetime High, Surpassing 2021 Bull Run
[Feb 27 9:30 AM] Bitcoin’s value has been on an impressive rise over the past month, and by the start of the week, the leading digital currency surpassed the $57,000 range for the first time since Nov. 2021. This upward trend in value has stimulated…
CME Group to Launch Micro Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures Amid Rising Demand
[Feb 20 2:30 PM] On Tuesday, CME Group unveiled plans to introduce micro euro-denominated bitcoin and ether futures, set to debut on March 18, contingent on regulatory green lights. These euro-based offerings will mirror their U.S. dollar-based equivalents, each…
CME Group Dominates Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Amidst Speculations of $40K Gap Closing
[Dec 10, 2023 2:30 PM] Recent data indicates that CME Group maintains its top position in bitcoin futures open interest, holding $5.29 billion, followed closely by Binance with $4.65 billion. A comprehensive analysis of 14 distinct exchanges offering derivatives reveals…
CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Climbs Past Binance, Indicating Growing Institutional Demand
Consensus Pause: Majority of Economists Predict No Rate Hikes for 2023, With Cuts Delayed Until March 2024
[Aug 20, 2023 2:30 PM] A newly published Reuters poll reveals that most economists concur: the U.S. Federal Reserve has likely capped its rate hikes. Yet, rate cuts aren’t anticipated until March 2024. This survey drops just as markets approach the annual Jackson Hole…
CME Group Announces Plans to Launch ETH to BTC Ratio Futures
[Jun 29, 2023 11:54 AM] Derivatives exchange CME Group plans to launch ether/bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio futures on July 31, if approved by regulators, the company announced Thursday.
Valkyrie Funds Joins Race for SEC Approval as It Files Application for Spot Bitcoin ETF
[Jun 21, 2023 11:30 PM] On Wednesday, Valkyrie Funds, a Tennessee-based asset manager offering a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a defi fund, and a bitcoin mining industry ETF, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of a…
Market Outlook: CME Fedwatch Tool Points to Increased Chance of June Rate Hike
[May 26, 2023 8:30 AM] According to the CME Group Fedwatch tool on Thursday, there was a 51% probability of a quarter-point rate increase during the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on June 14. Just a fortnight ago, the Fedwatch tool indicated a slim…
US Central Bank Expected to Raise Lending Rate by 25bps: Experts Predict Final Hike of 2023
[Apr 30, 2023 10:00 AM] After the most recent increase in the federal funds rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve is set to raise the lending rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.25% in three days, according to expectations. A recent poll of 105 economists revealed that 94 of them…
CME to Add Daily Expirations on Bitcoin and Ether Futures Options Contracts
[Apr 17, 2023 8:09 AM] Derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is adding to its cryptocurrency offerings with daily expirations soon to be available on bitcoin and either futures options contracts, the company said in a press release on Monday.
Economists Expect the Fed to Reveal Another 25bps Rate Hike Before Pausing for the Rest of 2023
[Apr 10, 2023 8:00 AM] After the March rate hike by the Federal Reserve, economists believe that the recent move by Saudi Arabia and several members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut oil production could complicate the central…
Vitalik on Suspect Centralization, FTX’s ‘Absolute Fraud,’ Coinbase Confirms Bitcoin Holdings — Week in Review
[Nov 27, 2022 7:00 AM] As the smoke starts to clear around the massive crater left by the FTX disaster, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared his thoughts on the ether community’s view of centralization. In related news, CME Group CEO Terry Duffy recalls…
CME Group’s CEO Called FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried an ‘Absolute Fraud’ When They Met in March
[Nov 21, 2022 8:32 AM] According to the CEO of CME Group, Terry Duffy, the executive met with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) last March at a conference, and Duffy ended up calling the FTX frontman a “fraud.” When Duffy sat down with SBF, the former FTX executive…
CME Group set to list euro-denominated Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) futures
[Aug 4, 2022 11:18 AM] CME Group, a leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its plans to expand further its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the introduction of Bitcoin and Ether futures denominated in EUR on Monday, August 29th, pending regulatory…