CME Group’s (CME) cryptocurrency derivatives trading volume soared to an all-time high last year, with average daily trading volume increasing 139% year-over-year to 278,000 contracts, despite a decline in the largest tokens.
According to data released by the company, this trading volume is equivalent to approximately $12 billion in notional value per day, marking the strongest annual performance for a cryptocurrency product since its debut in 2017.
The exchange noted that MicroEther futures and MicroBitcoin futures contracts have shown record performance, with average daily trading volumes of 144,000 and 75,000 contracts, respectively. Full-size Ether futures also recorded significant gains, with average daily volume increasing to 19,000 contracts.
The increase in trading volume occurred in a year when the cryptocurrency market had negative price performance. bitcoin price BTC$93,410.21 Although it fell by about 6.3% in 2025, Ether Ethereum$3,168.89 fell 11%, while the broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index fell about 17%.
Cryptocurrency was just one part of CME’s record-breaking year. Overall, the exchange reported a record high average daily volume of 28.1 million contracts across asset classes such as interest rates, energy and metals.
