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One-Tenth of a Bitcoin: Derivatives Giant CME Group to Launch Micro BTC Futures Contract
31.3.2021
The American global markets company Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has announced the launch of a new bitcoin futures product on May 3, 2021, if U.S. regulators approve the product. The new contract is a micro bitcoin futures product that represents 0.1 bitcoin rather than CME’s other...
CME Group set to launch Micro Bitcoin futures
30.3.2021
The new futures contract will launch on May 3, 2021, pending regulatory approval
CME Bitcoin futures numbers saw a 57% uptick in January
24.2.2021
January proved significant in terms of Bitcoin futures trading average daily volume for the CME
Bitcoin price returns to troubled waters hours after Elon Musk’s BTC tweet
29.1.2021
Bitcoin’s current volatility reflects traders' excitement as the price bounces between key support and resistance levels
Institutional frenzy continues as CME Bitcoin trades at over 1% premium
29.1.2021
Wall Street’s preferred Bitcoin future shows few are willing to be short on BTC
CME's Bitcoin futures facilitated over 11 million BTC in volume last year
13.1.2021
Last year was a volatile one for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
ETH en route to overtake its 2018 ATH as Bitcoin breaks $37K
7.1.2021
ETH broke above $1,200 for the first time in almost three years, extending its weekly gains to 62%
Bitcoin Price Drops 17%, Large CME Futures Gap Filled, BTC Spot Markets Rebound
4.1.2021
On January 4, 2020, the price of bitcoin slid to the lowest point of the year dropping from Sunday’s high of $33,800 per unit to $27,734 a few minutes after 5 a.m. (EST). In fact, the price dip filled CME Group’s large futures gap after the regulated exchange has seen six consecutive...
Large Bitcoin Futures Gap Causes Temporary Trading Pause, ETH Open Interest Hits All Time High
30.12.2020
CME Group temporarily paused trading of bitcoin futures after the market opened to a large gap of over $3,000 between the derivatives and the underlying crypto asset. According to a report, it was this huge futures gap which “amounted to a massive upside volatility” that led to...
CME Tops in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Amid Rapidly Growing Institutional Interest
29.12.2020
The CME has become the largest bitcoin futures exchange by open interest amid institutional onboarding
CME Group Outpaces Competition Becoming the World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures Market
29.11.2020
Financial derivatives products for bitcoin have grown massively during the last few months. On Friday evening (EST), Arcane Research explained that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has surpassed Okex as the largest bitcoin futures provider. The regulated derivatives market at CME has doubled month...
CME Sees Record High Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures on Wave of Institutional Inflows
17.11.2020
Open interest surged to $976 million Monday
Impending CME gap close could propel Bitcoin price to $18,000
13.11.2020
Bitcoin bulls are aiming to close the overhead CME gap in order to create a path to $18,000
CME Bitcoin futures spike during US presidential election
5.11.2020
As ballots poured in on the night of the United States presidential election, traders piled in and out of positions on the CME
Impending pennant breakout sets Bitcoin price back on the path to $14,000
30.10.2020
Increasing volume and a breakout above a key trendline have set Bitcoin price back on the path to $14,000
Bitcoin bulls set to defend $13K as $450M in BTC futures expire Friday
29.10.2020
$450 million in Bitcoin futures are set to expire on Friday and data shows bullish pro traders are prepared to defend $13K
Institutional frenzy: CME becomes 2nd biggest Bitcoin futures market
23.10.2020
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) just became the second-biggest Bitcoin futures exchange in open interest behind OKEx, buoyed by rising institutional demand
Institutional Bitcoin longs at record-high, hedge funds short — CME data
19.10.2020
CME data shows Institutions are long Bitcoin while hedge funds are aggressively shorting BTC
Closing the gap: The effect of CME Bitcoin futures on Bitcoin price
18.10.2020
Although CME’s Bitcoin futures trading products do not deal in actual Bitcoin, they indirectly affect the open market price
Open Interest in CME Bitcoin Futures Slides as Market Sapped by Surging DeFi
5.10.2020
Institutional interest in bitcoin futures has plummeted as the DeFi explosion made carry trades less attractive, said Bequant's Denis Vinokourov