CME Group launched cash-settled Bitcoin futures on a major U.S. derivatives exchange
Dated 18 December 2017: CME Group launched cash-settled Bitcoin futures on a major U.S. derivatives exchange. In the causal graph this event strengthens the driver Cryptoasset Adoption.
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- FactCME Group launched cash-settled Bitcoin futures on a major U.S. derivatives exchange
- strengthensDriverCryptoasset Adoption
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- FactCME Group launched cash-settled Bitcoin futures on a major U.S. derivatives exchange
- strengthensDriverCryptoasset Adoption
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Factrail. (2026). CME Group launched cash-settled Bitcoin futures on a major U.S. derivatives exchange. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/cme-bitcoin-futures-launch-december-2017
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