By Isaac • May 2, 2026 3:41 pm •
CME Group will begin trading cryptocurrency futures and options around the clock starting Friday, May 29, 2026, at 4:02 p.m. Central Time. The shift, pending regulatory review, brings regulated crypto derivatives in line with spot markets that already trade every hour of every day.
The rollout covers CME’s full crypto derivatives suite, including bitcoin, ether, SOL, and XRP futures and options, all running on the Globex electronic platform and ClearPort.
For institutional desks that have spent years managing weekend gaps between their futures positions and a spot market that never sleeps, the change eliminates a persistent structural headache.
24/7 access to our Crypto futures and options starts May 29.* 🚀
*Pending regulatory review
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