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CME Group to Launch Micro Bitcoin Futures in May

The rise in bitcoin's price has made some traders shy away from bitcoin futures contracts, currently valued at around $300K. To capture traders looking for a "smaller slice" of bitcoin futures, CME Group will launch "micro" bitcoin futures in May. CME Group's Tim McCourt joins "First Mover" to explain how micro futures work.

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BlackRock Has Begun Trading Bitcoin Futures

BlackRock held $6.5 million in CME bitcoin futures earlier this year with an appreciation of $360,000, new SEC filings show.

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Markets

Crypto Traders Lever Up as Bitcoin Creeps Back Toward All-Time High

The recent rise appears to show traders finding a renewed appetite for risk taking following a market shakeout over the past of couple weeks.

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Cboe Eyes More Crypto Offerings as Demand Rises: Report

CEO Ed Tilly told Bloomberg Thursday Cboe has not "given up" on bitcoin futures despite prior aborted attempts in the space.

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Markets

Bybit Climbs Past CME to Become Second-Largest Bitcoin Futures Exchange

Retail-dominated Bybit is now a bigger bitcoin futures exchange than CME.

The competition between bitcoin futures exchanges is bruising, with Bybit recently elbowing past rivals including the CME.

Markets

Goldman Digital Asset Lead Sees Mergers Ahead for Crypto Infrastructure Providers

As institutional appetite for bitcoin grows, "incumbent banks" will look for ways to satisfy that demand, a Goldman Sachs industry lead says.

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Markets

Bitcoin Above $52K as Market Expects More Volatility

Bitcoin's market is over-leveraged now as the cryptocurrency continues its run higher.

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Markets

After Breaching $50K, Bitcoin Gives Up Earlier Gains

Markets still remain bullish; retail traders take to derivatives.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Crypto Market Cap Breaks $1.5T as Buyers Show Up for the Dip

Buyers showed up quickly to reverse the crypto market dip through Monday.

Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since Feb. 12

Markets

Market Wrap: Ether Sets New Highs as Bitcoin Stays Below $49K

Despite choppy price action, news over the past few days has been extraordinarily bullish for the leading cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin trading on Coinbase in 2021 (TradingView)