ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, after U.S. President Trump announced a cryptocurrency strategic reserve, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) recorded the largest Bitcoin futures gap in history.According to data from TradingView, this news added over $300 billion in trading volume to the spot market and resulted in a $10,000 gap in CME Bitcoin futures. This record gap surpassed the previous record of just over $4,000 in August 2024, which was noted by Asymmetric founder Joe McCann on March 2.Analyst Rekt Capital pointed out: "Bitcoin has filled the CME gap that formed between $92,800 and $94,000 during last week's spot market crash." He added that Bitcoin successfully filled two CME gaps within a week, but in the process created a brand new massive gap ranging from $84,650 to $94,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, as of October 18, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Bitcoin futures open interest (USD) reached $12.3 billion, breaking the historical high and accounting for 31% of the total open interest in Bitcoin futures contracts in the current crypto market ($39.1 billion).In addition, K33Research analyst Vetle Lunde stated that the current institutional preference is to build long positions. With a significant increase in open interest, the futures premium has risen to a 5-month high.

ChainCatcher news, K33 Research senior analyst Vetle Lunde stated that the CME Bitcoin futures open interest reached a nominal all-time high yesterday, totaling 172,430 BTC. With the significant increase in open interest, the futures premium has risen to a 5-month high.The analyst believes that the growth in open interest is driven by active/direct market participants, rather than inflows from futures-based ETFs.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, CF Benchmarks Chief Research Analyst Gabriel Selby stated that the Bitcoin spot ETF has driven an 80% increase in CME Bitcoin futures open interest year-to-date.It is reported that the increase in open interest can be attributed to the basis trading between the Bitcoin spot ETF and CME futures contracts to facilitate arbitrage opportunities. This activity by institutional investors can enhance Bitcoin's liquidity and lay the foundation for a stronger and more interconnected market ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, K33 Research senior analyst Vetle Lunde stated that the CME Bitcoin futures open interest has exceeded 150,000 contracts, setting a new historical high.Vetle Lunde mentioned that over the past 3 weeks, all the growth in CME open interest has come from the 2x long BTC ETF, with its BTC equivalent open interest surging by 148% in 3 weeks.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has reached a record 28,899 open or active standard futures contracts, with a nominal open contract value of $10.3 billion calculated at a market exchange rate of around $71,500 for Bitcoin, setting a historical high.Moreover, this figure is also double the peak of $5.2 billion during the 2021 bull market and exceeds the market capitalization of several top 25 cryptocurrencies such as Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.

ChainCatcher news, glassnode stated on social media that the open interest of Bitcoin futures contracts on the CME exchange has accounted for 36% of the total open interest of all futures contracts, setting a record high percentage.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, the current CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Bitcoin futures open interest has surpassed all crypto CEXs, ranking first among all platforms for the first time since March 2021, when the CME platform's futures open interest briefly ranked first.As of the time of publication, the CME platform's Bitcoin futures open interest is 120,500 BTC, valued at 5.226 billion USD.It is reported that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was established in 1848 and is the world's first futures trading platform, starting to support Bitcoin futures trading at the end of 2017.

ChainCatcher message, according to Coinglass data, in the past 30 days, the CME Bitcoin futures open interest has increased from $3.63 billion to $5.2 billion, just $200 million short of the historical high in late October 2021.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, asset managers have a net long position of about $2 billion in Bitcoin futures; meanwhile, hedge funds have a roughly equivalent short position.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block data, the November CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Bitcoin futures open interest was $4.02 billion, with a monthly trading volume of $73.02 billion, both of which set new highs since November 2021.

ChainCatcher news, Coinglass data shows that the nominal open interest (OI) of CME's Bitcoin futures is $3.54 billion (103,200 BTC), currently the second largest Bitcoin futures exchange, up from fourth place a few weeks ago. The top exchange is Binance, with an open interest of $3.83 billion (111,700 BTC), which is 8% higher than CME.Nominal open interest refers to the dollar value locked in the number of active or open contracts.Previous news, CME Bitcoin futures open interest has surpassed 100,000 BTC for the first time, setting a new historical high.

ChainCatcher news, K33 Research senior analyst Vetle Lunde stated that yesterday the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) saw a net increase of 4,380 BTC in Bitcoin futures open interest, bringing the total open interest in Bitcoin futures on the platform to 100,375 BTC, a record high. Additionally, CME's market share in the Bitcoin derivatives space has risen to 25%, approaching Binance's 29% market share.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Bitcoin futures reached the highest monthly trading volume of the year in July, with a trading volume of $53.33 billion and open interest reaching $2.5 billion.Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency spot trading volume is close to its annual low, about a quarter of the annual high in March.