CME crypto derivatives traded nearly $3 trillion in notional value in 2025

PANews January 27 News, CME Group released a report stating that its cryptocurrency futures and options traded nearly $3 trillion in notional value in 2025, with an average daily trading volume of 280,000 contracts (approximately $12 billion), and an average of 313,000 open contracts daily (approximately $26 billion). Q4 saw a 92% increase in trading volume compared to the same period last year, with open interest doubling, and Large OI Holders reaching a new high of 1,039. Bitcoin and Ethereum futures continued to contribute liquidity, with Micro contracts and products like MET hitting record trading volumes. In spot-quoted futures, QBTC traded 128,000 contracts in a single day on December 30, and monthly trading exceeded 1 million contracts; including QBTC, QETH, QSOL, and QXRP, the total spot-quoted futures traded 131,000 contracts on that day, supporting CME’s continued expansion of new products like the Volatility Index and TAS in 2026.