Citigroup Gearing Up to Trade CME Bitcoin Futures
U.S. banking giant Citigroup (NYSE: C) is awaiting regulatory approval to begin trading bitcoin (BTC, -3.36%) futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), according to a source within the bank who asked to remain nameless. The bank is said to be fielding a surge in client demand for cryptocurrency exposure as bitcoin again mounts a climb toward $50,000. Citi, which is still working through the necessary regulatory approvals, would join fellow megabank Goldman Sachs in offering bitcoin futures trading.
A second person familiar with cryptocurrency derivatives markets said Citi is actively recruiting people to join a crypto-focused team in London, adding: “The team is likely to win approval to begin trading CME bitcoin futures first and then bitcoin exchange-traded notes (ETNs).” “Given the many questions around regulatory frameworks, supervisory expectations and other factors, we are being very thoughtful about our approach,” a Citigroup spokesperson told CoinDesk via email. “We are presently considering products such as futures for some of our institutional clients, as these operate under strong regulatory frameworks.”
Top Cryptocurrencies with Price Predictions
| # | Crypto | Prediction | Accuracy | CVIX | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | 7d price change | |
| 1 |  BTC |
Bitcoin predictions | 91.2% | 10 | $26 880.37 | -0.11% | 2.52% | $521 207 950 673 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 90% | 5 | $1 862.41 | 0.18% | 4.02% | $223 946 300 992 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 94% | 1 | $1.000168 | -0.02% | 0.03% | $83 236 325 280 |  |
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| 4 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 96% | 1 | $304.82 | -0.27% | 0.25% | $47 508 351 019 |  |
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| 5 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 94.8% | 1 | $1.000069 | 0% | 0.02% | $28 856 163 592 |  |
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| 6 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 79.6% | 37 | $0.504767 | -0.22% | 12.47% | $26 239 506 800 |  |
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| 7 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 92.4% | 10 | $0.364637 | -2.18% | 2.22% | $12 719 876 147 |  |
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| 8 |  STETH |
Lido stETH predictions | 95.2% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 |  |
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| 9 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 86% | 17 | $0.071674 | 0.64% | 2.29% | $10 004 786 652 |  |
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| 10 |  MATIC |
Polygon predictions | 82.4% | 35 | $0.892550 | 0.70% | 1.16% | $8 282 393 470 |  |
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| 11 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 82.4% | 29 | $20.68 | 0.89% | 7.46% | $8 201 498 865 |  |
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| 12 |  WTRX |
Wrapped TRON predictions | 81.6% | 37 | $0.075037 | -0.51% | -3.01% | $7 629 482 435 |  |
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| 13 |  LTC |
Litecoin predictions | 77.6% | 37 | $94.96 | 6.81% | 12.21% | $6 936 825 862 |  |
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| 14 |  TRX |
TRON predictions | 82.8% | 33 | $0.075005 | -0.50% | -3.12% | $6 766 858 517 |  |
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| 15 |  DOT |
Polkadot predictions | 90.8% | 10 | $5.23 | -1.01% | -0.14% | $6 224 782 114 |  |
