CME Group’s Crypto Derivatives Hit Record $11.3B Average Daily Volume in Q1

CME Group’s Crypto Derivatives Hit Record $11.3B Average Daily Volume in Q1

CME Group (CME) saw record activity in its cryptocurrency derivatives markets during the first quarter of the year, driven by increased interest in micro-sized contracts.The company reported average daily volume of 198,000 contracts for crypto products, representing $11.3 billion in notional value. It pointed to record highs across its micro ether futures, with 76,000 contracts being traded, as well as its BTC and ETH futures contracts with a vo…

CME Group and CF Benchmarks to launch additional cryptocurrency pricing products

CME Group and CF Benchmarks will launch additional cryptocurrency pricing products, effective Monday, April 14.

Why crypto derivatives will overtake spot trading and how octopus positions itself in this segment, Shannon Kurtas reveals from the crypto exchange in an interview. Source: BTC-ECHO BTC-ECHO

Bitcoin’s Network Breaks Records: Hashrate Surpasses 840 EH/s

The network has officially hit a new all-time high with its hashrate soaring to an astonishing 840 Exahashes per second (EH/s). This milestone marks another major leap in Bitcoin’s overall growth and development. What Is Hashrate and Why Does It Matter? In simple terms, hashrate refers to the computational power used by miners to secure the BTC network by solving complex cryptographic puzzles. The higher the hashrate, the more secure and efficie…

CME Sets New Quarterly ADV Record - Markets Media

Second-Highest March ADV of 30.8 million contracts, up 27% year-over-year Record quarterly ADV for interest rate, equity index, agricultural, foreign exchange and cryptocurrency products Record quarterly ADV in U.S. Treasury and Henry Hub Natural Gas complexes Record quarterly international ADV of 8.8 million contracts CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, reported its Q1 and March 2025 market statistics, with average daily vol…

JPX Reports Record Derivatives Activity In FY2024 - FinanceFeeds

Japan Exchange Group has released its Trading Overview for the fiscal year ending March 2025 and the month of March 2025. In the cash equity market, the daily average trading value on the Prime Market for domestic common stocks reached JPY 5.0631 trillion across FY2024. For ETFs, annual trading value stood at JPY 75.8562 trillion, averaging JPY 310.9 billion per day. March 2025 recorded a higher daily average on the Prime Market at JPY 5.3996 tr…