Cboe May Re-List Bitcoin Futures: Report

The Chicago-based exchange giant became the first in the US to launch bitcoin futures in December 2017 when the coin was around $17,000.

article-image

Ed Tilly, CEO, Cboe; Source: Tom Maday via Northwestern University

share

key takeaways

  • Cboe Global Markets Inc. may re-list bitcoin futures following increased investor demand
  • The exchange giant became the first in the US to launch bitcoin futures in 2017 before closing trading in 2019

Cboe Global Markets Inc. may be ready to dive back into bitcoin futures after a couple of years away. 

The Chicago-based exchange giant became the first in the US to launch bitcoin futures in December 2017 when the coin was around $17,000. Cboe later halted bitcoin futures in 2019 following a major selloff that saw the largest digital currency fall below $4,000. 

“We’re still interested in the space, we haven’t given up on it,” Cboe CEO Ed Tilly told Bloomberg Thursday. “There’s a lot of demand from retail and institutions, and we need to be there.”

Investor interest in digital assets has returned in full force over the past year as institutional adoption grows. Elon Musk announced that Tesla will now be accepting bitcoin as a payment method, Morgan Stanley will soon offer wealthy clients exposure, even the oldest US bank is getting involved. 

Cboe also recently entered the bitcoin exchange-traded fund race when VanEck and WisdomTree each filed for cryptocurrency ETFs to be listed on Cboe’s BZX exchange earlier this month. 

Cboe rival CME Group has been offering bitcoin futures since 2017 and began offering ether futures contracts last month. With nearly $3 billion worth of open interest for its bitcoin futures as of Wednesday, CME is now the largest regulated venue in the space. 

Tags

Upcoming Events

Javits Center North | 445 11th Ave

Tues - Thurs, March 18 - 20, 2025

Blockworks’ Digital Asset Summit (DAS) will feature conversations between the builders, allocators, and legislators who will shape the trajectory of the digital asset ecosystem in the US and abroad.

Brooklyn, NY

TUES - THURS, JUNE 24 - 26, 2025

Permissionless IV serves as the definitive gathering for crypto’s technical founders, developers, and builders to come together and create the future.If you’re ready to shape the future of crypto, Permissionless IV is where it happens.

recent research

Research Report Templates.jpg

Research

In this report, each analyst on the Blockworks Research team lays out their highest conviction thesis for 2025.

article-image

Bitcoin’s had a volatile month so far, but the inauguration might lead to a big move up

article-image

A theory on why the overperformance of rivals has little to do with Ethereum itself

article-image

Sponsored

A Guide to Diversification, Security, Service, Integrations & Compliance

article-image

The deal is one of the crypto sector’s recent, notable acquisitions involving crypto payments

article-image

Fidelity has had “productive conversations” across all client segments when it comes to rising bitcoin ETF usage in 2025

article-image

The bitcoin reserve has become one of the more talked-about promises Trump has made to the crypto industry