[CME Group's Average Daily Crypto Derivatives Trading Volume Reaches $12 Billion in 2025, Setting a Record] The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) saw its average daily trading volume of cryptocurrency derivatives grow by 139% year-over-year in 2025, reaching 278,000 contracts with a notional value of approximately $12 billion, marking a historic high. Micro Ether futures and Micro Bitcoin futures contracts performed exceptionally well, with average daily trading volumes of 144,000 contracts and 75,000 contracts, respectively. The average daily trading volume of standard-sized Ether futures contracts rose to 19,000 contracts. CME Group's average daily trading volume across all asset classes for the year reached 28.1 million contracts, setting a new record.