{"id":70781,"date":"2026-04-07T15:13:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/regulated-avax-and-sui-futures-coming-to-cme-group-this-may-crypto-news-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:13:39","slug":"regulated-avax-and-sui-futures-coming-to-cme-group-this-may-crypto-news-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/regulated-avax-and-sui-futures-coming-to-cme-group-this-may-crypto-news-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulated AVAX and SUI Futures Coming to CME Group This May \u2013 Crypto News Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CME Group added AVAX and SUI futures on April 7, 2026, with contracts launching May 4 pending CFTC review.<\/li>\n<li>CME <span>crypto<\/span> derivatives hit $3 trillion notional <span>volume<\/span> in 2025, with March ADV up 19% year-over-year.<\/li>\n<li>CME\u2019s full <span>crypto<\/span> suite moves to 24\/7 trading on May 29, 2026, covering <span>Bitcoin<\/span>, Ether, <span>Solana<\/span>, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>CME Group <span>Crypto<\/span> Futures Now Cover Eight Assets With AVAX and SUI Addition<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/media-room\/press-releases\/2026\/4\/07\/cme_group_to_continueexpansionofregulatedcryptosuitewithlaunchof.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announcement<\/a> expands a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/markets\/cryptocurrencies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">product lineup<\/a> that now covers eight digital assets, including <span>bitcoin<\/span>, ether, <span>solana<\/span>, <span>XRP<\/span>, cardano, chainlink, and stellar. AVAX and SUI become the newest additions, each offered in standard and micro sizes to give participants more flexibility across position sizes and capital requirements.<\/p>\n<p>AVAX futures will be sized at 5,000 AVAX for the standard contract and 500 AVAX for the micro. SUI futures will carry standard sizing of 50,000 SUI and micro sizing of 5,000 SUI. Both contracts are cash-settled, cleared through <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/3t-crypto-volume-rips-through-cme-as-institutions-step-on-the-gas\/\">CME<\/a> Clearing, and priced off CME CF reference rates tied to New York settlement windows.<\/p>\n<p>Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group\u2019s global head of <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> products, said the new listings give clients greater choice and capital efficiency across a liquid, regulated complex. He noted March average daily <span>volume<\/span> climbed 19% year over year, with nearly $8 billion in average notional value traded each day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur new micro- and larger-sized avalanche and sui futures will provide clients with greater choice, enhanced flexibility and more capital efficiencies across our deeply liquid, regulated <span>Crypto<\/span> derivatives complex,\u201d Vicioso remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Institutional partners also weighed in. Justin Young, CEO of <span>Volatility<\/span> Shares, and Isaac Cahana, CEO of Plus500US, both pointed to growing demand from hedgers and investors seeking regulated exposure to <span>altcoins<\/span> beyond the two flagship assets.<\/p>\n<p>The AVAX and SUI contracts will be block-eligible and will trade on the existing CME Globex platform before transitioning to the 24\/7 schedule. That schedule, announced Feb. 19, takes effect May 29, 2026, at 4 p.m. CT, when CME\u2019s full <span>crypto<\/span> derivatives suite moves to continuous trading with only a minimum two-hour weekly maintenance window.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday and weekend trades, those placed Friday evening through Sunday evening, will carry a trade date of the following business day. Clearing, settlement, and regulatory reporting will follow the same schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Tim McCourt, CME Group\u2019s global head of equities, FX, and alternative products, explained on various occasions that client demand for risk management in digital assets is at an all-time high. The company recorded $3 trillion in notional <span>volume<\/span> across its <span>crypto<\/span> futures and options in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Year-to-date figures through early 2026 show average daily <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-trading-volume\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volume<\/a> of 407,200 contracts, up 46% year over year. Futures average daily <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-trading-volume\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volume<\/a> reached 403,900 contracts, up 47%. Average daily open interest stood at 335,400 contracts, a 7% year-over-year gain.<\/p>\n<p>The move to around-the-clock trading closes a long-standing gap between regulated derivatives markets and spot <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> markets, which run continuously. Hedgers have faced basis risk during weekend hours when CME contracts were inactive but underlying prices kept moving. The new schedule addresses that directly.<\/p>\n<p>Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/avalanche-treasury-co-to-build-1-billion-avax-treasury-via-new-merger\/\">AVAX<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/sui-foundation-and-leading-institutions-launch-hashi-bitcoin-finance-primitive\/\">SUI<\/a> futures launches, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/cme-group-bets-on-around-the-clock-crypto-futures-access\/\">24\/7 trading exchange<\/a>. CME has not confirmed a final approval timeline from the CFTC.<\/p>\n<p>All CME <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> products are cash-settled and carry institutional-grade clearing infrastructure. The micro contract structure lowers barriers for a broader set of participants while the standard contracts serve larger institutional needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulated-avax-and-sui-futures-coming-to-cme-group-this-may\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: CME Group added AVAX and SUI futures on April 7, 2026, with contracts launching May 4 pending CFTC review. CME crypto derivatives hit $3 trillion notional volume in 2025, with March ADV up 19% year-over-year. CME\u2019s full crypto suite moves to 24\/7 trading on May 29, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":70782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70781"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}