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CME TO LAUNCH 24/7 CRYPTO TRADING MAY 29

CME Group will begin 24/7 trading of its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options on May 29, pending regulatory approval.

Trading will run continuously on CME Globex, with a brief weekly maintenance window. The move comes amid record demand for digital asset risk management, the company said.

CME reported $3 trillion in 2025 crypto notional volume. Year-to-date 2026 average daily volume is up 46% to 407,200 contracts, with futures ADV rising 47% year over year.

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Today in Bitcoin:19/02/2026

✅ 🇺🇸 UAE has so far mined $453.6M Bitcoin through their partners Citadel, per Arkham
✅ 🇺🇸 Michael Saylor on Bitcoin - “Never Been More ₿ullish”
✅ 🇺🇸 CME Group to launch 24/7 crypto futures and options trading on May 29

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BREAKING:🇺🇸GDP & PCE MACRO DATA

Q4 GDP: 1.4%
2.5% (exp) | 4.4% (prev)

Headline PCE YoY: 2.9%
2.8% (exp) | 2.8% (prev)

Core PCE YoY: 3%
3.0% (exp) | 2.8% (prev)

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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Supreme Court strikes down President Trump's tariffs.

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TRUMP'S OTHER OPTIONS:

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USERS WHO SUBMITTED IDS COULD BE EXTENSIVELY COMPROMISED.

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