CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, has launched 24/7 trading for cryptocurrency futures and options, marking a structural shift in how regulated derivatives markets align with the nonstop nature of digital assets.

Trading went live at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on Friday, May 29, on the exchange’s CME Globex platform. Over the inaugural weekend, more than 7,200 crypto futures and options contracts changed hands, generating roughly $50 million in notional value — a figure CME said reflected demand from both retail and institutional participants, the CME Group release said. 

The move closes a gap that had long frustrated crypto traders. Under the previous…

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