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CME Group’s 24/7 crypto trading is coming

CME Group’s 24/7 crypto trading is coming

Kriptoworld2025/10/04 16:00
By: by kriptoworld
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CME Group is gearing up to keep those digital markets buzzing around the clock starting early 2026, pending regulatory thumbs-up.

Their plan? A full-on 24/7 trading fiesta for cryptocurrency futures and options on the CME Globex platform. The money never sleeps.

Live access

Before this move, CME’s crypto derivatives had a dreaded downtime, weekends would throw so-called CME Gaps into price charts, like mysterious Bermuda Triangles in otherwise predictable waters.

Those annoying gaps made risk management and price discovery tricky, pushing traders to gamble on guesses rather than solid intel.

Tim McCourt, CME Group’s big-swinging head honcho, laid it out straight and said that investors want live access.

“When our regulated crypto markets are always live, clients can trade confidently anytime.”

Translation? No more having to clock-watch around traditional market hours. This 24/7 hustle comes with a tiny hiccup, a weekly two-hour maintenance window, but that’s a fair trade-off for full-time access.

Institutional legitimacy

If you’re wondering why this matters, remember CME jumped into Bitcoin futures back in 2017, planting the first flag for regulated crypto trading.

That move helped anchor crypto markets, offering some much-needed stability and a shine of institutional legitimacy.

Bitcoin itself is strutting with a market cap of $2.43 trillion and yes, its 24-hour trading volume dropped by a hefty 41% to roughly $49.46 billion, but over the past month, the king of crypto has flexed a nearly 11% price boost.

The market’s clearly alive and kicking. Bitcoin never sleeps.

Efficiency

Experts say CME’s 24/7 rollout could spark a domino effect, pushing other regulated markets to ditch their 9-to-5 mentality and accept the nonstop nature of crypto exchanges.

Ultimately, CME’s nonstop trading plan is like installing espresso machines in every corner of Wall Street, fuelling risk management, price transparency, and market efficiency without the usual after-hours snoozing.

The big picture? Crypto markets finally shedding the shackles of traditional finance schedules and gearing up for a truly global, anytime marketplace.

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Written by András Mészáros
Cryptocurrency and Web3 expert, founder of Kriptoworld
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With years of experience covering the blockchain space, András delivers insightful reporting on DeFi, tokenization, altcoins, and crypto regulations shaping the digital economy.

Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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