{"id":91714,"date":"2025-12-03T13:30:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=91714"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:35:20","slug":"cme-introduces-bitcoin-volatility-index-similar-to-vix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/cme-introduces-bitcoin-volatility-index-similar-to-vix\/","title":{"rendered":"CME Introduces Bitcoin Volatility Index Similar to VIX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The largest regulated derivatives exchange, <span data-descr=\"Chicago Mercantile Exchange\" class=\"old_tooltip\">CME<\/span>, has unveiled a set of new cryptocurrency benchmarks, including a volatility index for the leading cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Measure bitcoin&#8217;s expected market risk in real-time. \ud83d\udca5 <\/p>\n<p>The CME CF Volatility Benchmarks are now available, providing the first forward-looking implied volatility indices derived from our regulated options market. \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cPVRnSbwed\">https:\/\/t.co\/cPVRnSbwed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nEgZDXNiLQ\">pic.twitter.com\/nEgZDXNiLQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CME Group (@CMEGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMEGroup\/status\/1995870574271209485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The tool will track the implied volatility of bitcoin futures options, reflecting traders&#8217; expectations of the asset&#8217;s price fluctuations over the next 30 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like the <span data-descr=\"fear index, which reflects investors' expectations of future market volatility\" class=\"old_tooltip\">VIX<\/span> on the stock market, this indicator will serve as a key benchmark for assessing uncertainty, pricing, and risk hedging. The release notes that the index itself is not a tradable contract but serves as a &#8220;standardized reference point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The set also includes benchmarks for Ethereum, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-solana-sol\">Solana<\/a>, and XRP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rising Activity\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Institutional interest has been one of the drivers of the crypto market in the current cycle. This has been fueled not only by the excitement around <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-etf\">exchange-traded funds<\/a> but also by the active development of futures and options.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto derivatives appeared long before ETFs, but for a long time, this segment received less attention amid large capital inflows into spot investment products based on digital assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c70bb960af63f208-7483772567246-1024x530.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-271031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c70bb960af63f208-7483772567246-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c70bb960af63f208-7483772567246-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c70bb960af63f208-7483772567246-768x398.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c70bb960af63f208-7483772567246-1536x796.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c70bb960af63f208-7483772567246.png 1838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Since launch, spot bitcoin ETFs have attracted $57.7 billion. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/assets\/etf\/us-btc-spot\">SoSoValue<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The third quarter saw a surge in institutional activity on CME. The total trading volume of cryptocurrency futures and options <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/newsletters\/quarterly-cryptocurrencies-report\/2025-october-cryptocurrency-insights.html\">exceeded<\/a> a record $900 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the end of September, the average daily open interest reached $31.3 billion. The growth of this indicator indicates deep market liquidity and confidence among major players.<\/p>\n<p>Investors paid particular attention to Ethereum-based instruments. In September, the trading volume of futures based on this asset set a daily record of 543,900 contracts worth $13.1 billion. Simultaneously, open interest soared to $10.6 billion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-84612cc265937541-7497617018888.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-271032\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: CME.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;A record 118 large holders opened futures positions in August; the overall growth in activity shows how institutional investors are increasingly utilizing Ethereum,&#8221; experts added.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The third quarter also saw a surge in demand for Solana and XRP futures. Their volumes reached historical highs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since March, the number of Solana contracts exceeded 730,000, amounting to $34 billion, while XRP contracts reached 476,000, totaling $23.7 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-76b42d9e5b3e9750-7514177141103.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-271033\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: CME.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In October, CME <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/cme-to-launch-24-7-cryptocurrency-trading\">launched<\/a> around-the-clock trading of options and futures for cryptocurrency-based instruments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The largest regulated derivatives exchange, CME, has unveiled a set of new cryptocurrency benchmarks, including a volatility index for the leading cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"CME unveils new cryptocurrency benchmarks, including a Bitcoin volatility index.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,383,46],"class_list":["post-91714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-cme-group","tag-ethereum"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"241","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"CME unveils new cryptocurrency benchmarks, including a Bitcoin volatility index.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91714"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91716,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91714\/revisions\/91716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}