PANews reported on February 19 that the CME Group will begin trading its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options around the clock on May 29, pending regulatory approval.

Trading will continue on the CME Globex platform, with only brief maintenance required each week. 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 states that the notional trading volume of cryptocurrencies is expected to reach $3 trillion by 2025. As of now, the average daily trading volume for 2026 is projected to increase by 46% year-on-year, reaching 407,200 contracts, with futures daily trading volume increasing by 47% year-on-year.