Additionally, CME Group, proprietor of the Chicago Mercantile Alternate, is near overtaking Binance as the most important crypto derivatives trade on this planet. (CME’s product is a cash-settled futures contract, primarily a facet guess on bitcoin’s worth; no BTC modifications fingers). In different phrases, a enterprise with roots within the nineteenth century and agricultural commodities like corn and pork bellies, and one of many key spots in all of conventional finance, is a serious participant in crypto buying and selling.