CME Group Expands Institutional Digital Asset Suite with Launch of Ex-Bitcoin and Ether Benchmark Index

August 31, 2026

CME Group has launched two multi-asset cryptocurrency benchmarks, including an emerging crypto index that excludes Bitcoin and Ether to track 10 secondary digital assets with regional settlement variants.
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Trump Administration Backs CFTC Effort to Bring Crypto Venue Hyperliquid to U.S. Markets

August 20, 2026

President Donald Trump revealed that CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring offshore crypto perpetual futures exchange Hyperliquid legally into the U.S., driving gains for HYPE while impacting traditional exchange stocks.
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