Additionally, CME Group, proprietor of the Chicago Mercantile Trade, is near overtaking Binance as the biggest crypto derivatives trade on the earth. (CME’s product is a cash-settled futures contract, basically a facet guess on bitcoin’s value; no BTC modifications palms). 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.