CME March Crypto Contracts Volume Rises 19% to $7.98 Billion Nominal Value

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CME Group reported a 19% increase in March trading volume for crypto contracts, reaching $7.98 billion in nominal value. Average daily trading volume reached 210,000 contracts. Micro Bitcoin futures rose 6% to 77,000 contracts, while Ethereum futures surged 53% to 19,000 contracts. Total daily contract volume for March reached 4.11 million, a monthly record and 33% higher year-over-year. First-quarter average daily trading volume hit 3.62 million contracts, a 22% year-over-year increase.

Odaily Planet Daily report: CME Group, the derivatives market operator, announced that the average daily trading volume of cryptocurrency contracts in March reached 2.1 million contracts, with a notional value of $7.98 billion, representing a 19% increase. The average daily trading volume of micro Bitcoin futures rose 6% to 77,000 contracts, while the average daily trading volume of Ethereum futures increased 53% to 19,000 contracts. Additionally, the overall average daily trading volume of contracts on the CME platform in March reached 41.1 million contracts, setting a monthly record and up 33% year-over-year; the first-quarter average daily trading volume reached 36.2 million contracts, marking a quarterly record and up 22% year-over-year. (PRNewswire)

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