[CME Group: 2025 Full-Year Cryptocurrency Daily Trading Volume Increases by 139% to a Record 278,000 Contracts] Foresight News reports that CME Group has released market statistics for the full year, fourth quarter, and December of 2025. The data shows that full-year cryptocurrency daily trading volume increased by 139%, reaching a record 278,000 contracts (nominal value of $12 billion); the annual average trading volume of Micro Ether Futures hit a record high of 144,000 contracts; the annual average trading volume of Micro Bitcoin Futures reached a record high of 75,000 contracts; and the daily average trading volume of Ether Futures set a record at 19,000 contracts. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the quarterly daily average trading volume of cryptocurrencies reached a record high of 379,000 contracts (nominal value of $13.3 billion). In December, cryptocurrency trading reached 339,000 contracts (nominal value of $9.4 billion).