CME

CME

Mercati

Bitcoin Futures' Open Interest Drops More Than Half in 2 Months

The Arcane Research report says this downward trading indicates institutional investors are being “cautious” at the moment.

Arcane Research

Mercati

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides to Two-Week Low, Ether to Below $2K as China Reiterates Crypto Ban

CME's bitcoin futures goes into "backwardation" and BTC inflows to exchanges rise as China "FUD" continues.

CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index.

Mercati

Bitcoin Crash Pushes Some Institutional Investors to Reconsider Gold: JPMorgan

May marked a 35% drop in price for bitcoin, making it one of the worst months to date for the cryptocurrency.

Gold bars

Mercati

Here's How the Archegos Debacle May Have Spilled Over to Bitcoin

The difference between bitcoin futures premium on CME and other crypto exchanges has widened since the end of March, when Bill Hwang’s troubles surfaced.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

Video

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.

Recent Videos

Mercati

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits Record $48.2K as CME Ether Futures at $33M Volume on First Day

With all this bullish bitcoin activity, the ETH/BTC pair has gone bearish, a sign traders are selling ether for bitcoin.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Video

CME Launches Ethereum Futures Trading

Tim McCourt, CME Global Head of Equity Products and Alternative Investments discusses CME’s launch of ether futures.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Mercati

Ethereum Futures Are Now Trading on CME

The Chicago exchange has now traded 77 ETH contracts after going live on Sunday.

CME headquarters, Chicago

Mercati

Ether Soars to Another All-Time High, Carrying DeFi and Rival Coins With It

Investor excitement ahead of the CME's planned ether futures contract is one reason for the price push.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Mercati

CME Becomes Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Institutional Interest Rises

Chicago Mercantile Exchange now tops the list of the biggest bitcoin futures trading platforms, accounting for nearly 20% of all open interest.

CME headquarters, Chicago