CME Group will open 24/7 trading for crypto futures starting May 29, and will add AVAX and SUI futures, accelerating traditional finance as it moves closer to a never-sleep market.
Starting May 29, CME Group’s crypto futures and options products will be available for “24/7” trading, showing that a major traditional finance player is actively transforming to better align with the “never-sleeps” characteristic of the cryptocurrency market.
For years, continuous 24-hour trading has largely been a “specialty” of cryptocurrency exchanges. CME Group’s global equities head Tim McCourt has noted that although demand for “always-on crypto trading” is extremely strong, “not all markets are suitable for 24-hour operations.” As a result, this attempt by CME Group is also seen as an important test to determine whether traditional finance assets can move toward always-on trading.
In addition to breaking through trading hours, CME Group will also launch futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) at the beginning of next month, further expanding its crypto product lineup.
Currently, CME Group offers futures contracts including Bitcoin, Ether, Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP), and Cardano (ADA), covering more than 75% of the total cryptocurrency market value.
The newly added AVAX and SUI will also provide two contract specifications: “Standard” and “Micro.” At that time, investors will be able to choose futures contracts for either 5,000 or 500 AVAX per lot, and either 50,000 or 5,000 SUI per lot, depending on the size of their capital.
Giovanni Vicioso, global head of crypto products at CME Group, said: “The newly launched Standard and Micro AVAX and SUI futures will give customers more diversified choices, greater flexibility in trading, and higher capital efficiency within our deep-liquidity and regulated crypto derivatives ecosystem.”
Data shows that CME Group’s crypto products had an average daily open interest in 2025 of nearly $25 billion. From being the first to list Bitcoin futures in 2017, to now moving toward 24/7 always-on trading, each step of this century-old exchange is redefining the role of digital assets within the mainstream financial system.
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