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Institutions Drive CME Crypto Options to $9B as ETH, SOL, XRP Set Records
Open interest across CME’s regulated markets jumped 27% since Oct. 10, signaling growing conviction among large traders.

CME Group to Launch 24/7 Crypto Futures and Options Trading in Early 2026
The move, pending regulatory approval, would align trading on the key institutional derivatives marketplace with the nonstop nature of crypto markets.

Ether Futures Open Interest on CME Hits Record $10B, Hinting at Institutional Resurgence
Institutional interest in ether is growing, with large open interest holders hitting a record of 101 early this month.

Google Advances Its Layer-1 Blockchain; Here’s What We Know So Far
Rich Widmann, head of Web3 strategy at Google, outlined on Tuesday how his firm's upcoming layer-1 blockchain for finance differs from Stripe's Temp and Circle's Arc.

CME Exploring 24/7 Crypto Trading Expansion, Says Memecoin Products Are Off the Table
Though recently expanding into Solana and XRP futures the derivatives exchange giant is drawing the line at memecoins, citing lack of real-world use.

CME Crypto Derivatives Average Volume Hit Record $11.3B in Q1
A surge in micro futures trading pushed CME’s crypto derivatives volume to the new quarterly record.

Derivatives Trading Giant CME Group to Test Tokenization with Google Cloud
The company aims to modernize financial markets through asset tokenization using Google Cloud Universal Ledger.

CME Group to Launch Solana Futures as Demand for Crypto Derivatives Grows
CME Group expands its crypto offerings with Solana futures, set to debut in March.

CME's Monthly Crypto Volumes Hits Record High in January, Surges 180%
The surge to hit a new record was partly fueled by the popularity of micro bitcoin and ether futures contracts.

Injective Labs CEO Discusses a 'Highly Promising Sign' for the Evolution of DeFi
As part of CoinDesk's Trading Week 2023, presented by CME Group, Injective Labs co-founder and CEO Eric Chen discusses a new Injective survey which indicates a small amount of respondents weren't able to tell if they were operating on a centralized or decentralized exchange. "For a lot of DeFi projects, the goal is for the users to have such a smooth onboarding experience," Chen said.
