On May 29, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Central Time, CME Group flipped the switch. The world’s largest regulated derivatives exchange now trades Bitcoin and Ethereum futures and options around the clock, seven days a week, with only a short maintenance pause.
Summary
- CME Group now offers near-24/7 trading for crypto futures and options, with only short maintenance pauses.
- The shift covers nine assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui.
- Continuous trading effectively ends the recurring weekend CME gap that shaped years of Bitcoin technical analysis.
- The change is a major institutional milestone, but weekend liquidity may…
