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CME Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures Up 100% Since Start of 2020

Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have doubled in the first few days of the year, as noted by data analytics firm Skew.

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CME Takes Its Bitcoin Options Live, Competing With ICE's Bakkt

The Chicago exchange has announced its highly-anticipated bitcoin options are now open for trading.

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CME Says It Will Launch Bitcoin Options in January

Chicago exchange CME Group has announced it will launch options on its bitcoin futures contracts in mid-January.

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CME Reveals Details of Upcoming Bitcoin Options Contracts

CME Group revealed the product specifications for its bitcoin options contracts on Wednesday, targeting a 2020 launch.

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CME Group Is Launching Bitcoin Options Early in 2020

Derivatives marketplace CME Group says it will offer options on its bitcoin futures contracts starting in the first quarter of next year.

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Gemini Exchange Data Is Being Added to CME's Crypto Indices

Data from the Winklevoss-founded exchange Gemini is being added to eight crypto indices offered by CF Benchmarks, including its CME offerings.

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Coinbase Shutters High-Speed Crypto Trading Division, Axing 30 Jobs

Coinbase is shutting down the Chicago trading technology office it opened a year ago, eliminating 30 jobs.

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CME: Average Daily Volume for Bitcoin Futures Grew 41% in Q3

Average daily volumes for bitcoin futures trading saw a significant jump in the third quarter compared to the last period, according to CME Group.

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Don't Blame Bitcoin Futures for Bear Market, CME Exec Says

Tim McCourt, managing director of CME Group, has said that bitcoin futures are not to be blamed for the slump in the crypto market this year.

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CME Group Partners to Launch Ether Reference Rate Index

Derivatives exchange operator CME Group and U.K. firm Crypto Facilities are partnering to create an ether reference rate and real time index.

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