CME News

The overall institutional investment in Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange decreased this past week, according to CFTC data.

Leading United States derivative market CME Group pointed out that its Bitcoin futures reported a record trading volume on April 4.

Terry Duffy, CEO of CME Group, says that Bitcoin’s finite amount is a challenge for regulators

Terry Duffy said that until governments start to accept cryptocurrencies, it will be very difficult for major commercial banks to get involved.

Global investment bank JPMorgan believes that the protracted decline in crypto markets is driving away institutional investors.

The British government has vetoed the launch of a gold-backed cryptocurrency by the 1,100 year old institution Her Majesty’s Royal Mint.

Bitcoin futures trading at the CME has continued to grow in Q3, with average daily trading volume up 41% over Q2.

The possible launch of Ether futures could have both positive and negative ramifications for the cryptocurrency.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected a total of nine applications to list and trade various Bitcoin ETFs from three applicants.

Bakkt’s forthcoming Bitcoin contract “will not be traded on margin, use leverage or serve to create a paper claim on a real asset," says CEO Kelly Loeffler.

A forced futures liquidation at OKEx has at least allowed the exchange the chance to learn a valuable lesson, as it admits that there was not much harm done.

The CEO of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will not introduce altcoin futures on the exchange in the near future.

Bitcoin (BTC) broke through the $8,000 price point this morning, as some alts are seeing a modest recovery for the first time in recent days.

CME revealed that the average daily volume for Bitcoin futures grew by 93 percent in Q2 over the previous quarter in 2018, with open interest up 58 percent.

Half a year after the launch of Bitcoin futures, crypto derivatives seem prepared for the second round of expansion.