One-Tenth of a Bitcoin: Derivatives Giant CME Group to Launch Micro BTC Futures Contract

One-Tenth of a Bitcoin: Derivatives Giant CME Group to Launch Micro BTC Futures ContractThe 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 contract that equals five bitcoin. The smaller contract […]

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Bitcoin Price Drops 17%, Large CME Futures Gap Filled, BTC Spot Markets Rebound

Bitcoin Price Drops 17%, Large CME Futures Gap Filled, BTC Spot Markets ReboundOn 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 gaps since the […]

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Large Bitcoin Futures Gap Causes Temporary Trading Pause, ETH Open Interest Hits All Time High

Large Bitcoin Futures Gap Causes Temporary Trading Pause, ETH Open Interest Hits All Time HighCME 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 the trading pause. Futures gaps are caused by […]

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CME Group Outpaces Competition Becoming the World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures Market

CME Group Outpaces Competition Becoming the World's Largest Bitcoin Futures MarketFinancial 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 after month as incoming interest has created more demand for CME’s bitcoin […]

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