CME Group's crypto contract daily average volume in June rose 76% year-over-year, with notional value exceeding $10 billion

Data released by the CME Group shows that its June average daily trading volume (ADV) reached a new record of 30.6 million contracts, up 19% year-over-year; second-quarter trading volume reached 29.8 million contracts, the second highest in history.

In the cryptocurrency sector, CME Group's daily average volume for crypto futures contracts in June increased by 76% year-over-year to 334,000 contracts, with a notional value of approximately $10.7 billion. Among these, micro Bitcoin futures saw a 46% year-over-year increase in daily average volume to 77,000 contracts. In the second quarter, the daily average volume for crypto futures contracts reached 250,000 contracts, up 32% year-over-year, with a notional value of about $13.7 billion. Within this, Ethereum futures daily average volume rose 10% to 18,000 contracts.