[Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to Launch 24/7 Cryptocurrency Trading on May 29] The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) will begin offering 24/7 trading of its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options starting May 29, pending regulatory approval. Trading will take place continuously on the CME Globex platform, with only brief maintenance periods each week. The company stated that this move comes as demand for digital asset risk management reaches an all-time high. CME reported that the nominal trading volume of cryptocurrencies is expected to reach $3 trillion by 2025. As of now, the average daily trading volume in 2026 has grown 46% year-over-year to 407,200 contracts, with futures average daily trading volume increasing 47% year-over-year.