{"id":73194,"date":"2026-02-19T18:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73194"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:01:34","slug":"bitcoin-and-ethereum-futures-go-24-7-on-cme-as-stock-breaks-out-to-new-highs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73194","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin And Ethereum Futures Go 24\/7 On CME As Stock Breaks Out To New Highs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>CME Group<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/CME\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"CME\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/CME\">CME<\/a>) will launch 24\/7 cryptocurrency futures and options trading starting May 29, closing the timing gap between regulated derivatives and always-on crypto markets as CME is trading flat after breaking out to new highs.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 24\/7 Launch<\/h3>\n<p>CME will offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/cme-group-to-launch-247-cryptocurrency-futures-and-options-trading-on-may-29-302692346.html\">continuous<\/a> trading on <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) and <strong>Ethereum<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"ETH\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/ETH-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/eth\/usd\">ETH<\/a>) futures and options starting May 29 at 4:00 p.m. CT, pending regulatory review.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The change addresses a key friction point\u2014digital assets trade continuously on spot exchanges, but regulated futures close overnight and on weekends, creating gaps for hedging and risk management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim McCourt<\/strong>, CME\u2019s Global Head of Equities, FX, and Alternative Products, said client demand for crypto risk management reached an all-time high, driving a record $3 trillion in notional volume across crypto derivatives in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProviding always-on access to our regulated, transparent cryptocurrency products ensures clients can manage their exposure and trade with confidence at &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/02\/50728259\/bitcoin-and-ethereum-futures-go-24-7-on-cme-as-stock-breaks-out-to-new-highs?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" and ethereum futures go on cme as stock breaks out to new highs>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) will launch 24\/7 cryptocurrency futures and options trading starting May 29, closing the timing gap between regulated derivatives and always-on crypto markets as CME is trading flat after breaking out to new highs. The 24\/7 Launch CME will offer continuous trading on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) futures and options [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-73194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}