The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will launch 24/7 cryptocurrency trading on May 29.

Huoxun Finance reported on February 19th that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) will begin 24/7 trading of its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options on May 29th, pending regulatory approval. Trading will continue on the CME Group platform with only brief weekly maintenance. The company stated that this move comes at a time when demand for digital asset risk management is at an all-time high. A CME report projects that cryptocurrency nominal trading volume will reach $3 trillion by 2025. As of now, the average daily trading volume in 2026 is projected to increase by 46% year-over-year to 407,200 contracts, with futures daily trading volume increasing by 47% year-over-year.