{"id":44178,"date":"2026-05-28T12:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44178"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:54:12","slug":"bitcoins-famous-cme-gaps-to-disappear-forever-as-cme-group-launches-24-7-futures-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44178","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s Famous CME Gaps to Disappear Forever as CME Group Launches 24\/7 Futures Trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSay goodbye to the popular CME gap. Bitcoin futures and options trading goes 24\/7. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has launched 24\/7 trading for Bitcoin futures and options on its Globex platform.<\/p>\n<p>CME Group announced that it will be entering the around-the-clock cryptocurrency market.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin futures and options trading will be available 24\/7 starting this Friday on the Globex trading platform. There will only be a 60-minute maintenance pause every single Sunday from 18:00 to 19:00 UTC+8.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CME Goes 24\/7 for Bitcoin Futures, Ending the \u201cCME Gap\u201d Era<\/p>\n<p>CME Group announced that it will officially enter the around-the-clock crypto market. Starting this Friday, CME Bitcoin futures and options will trade 24\/7 on the Globex electronic trading platform, with only a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VovH5TIDvF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/VovH5TIDvF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WuBlockchain\/status\/2059966797869420570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Essentially, this means the well-known, crowd-favorite CME gap, caused by weekend market closures, will be no more.<\/p>\n<p>The CME gap became incredibly popular as Bitcoin futures started to gain popularity on CME years ago. 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