Bitcoin Futures Total supply: 50 CME, the world’s largest futures exchange, launched its own bitcoin futures contract Sunday under the ticker “BTC.” What began as ten commercial traders buying bitcoin futures in large quantities at the Chicago-based CME Group CME -0.2% is starting to look like a trend. A Forbes analysis of Commitments of Traders (COT) and CME Group datasuggests that the rise in investor capital tied up in bitcoin futures open interest (OI) contracts held at the CME exchange and the number of participating large traders began to get broader. Date January 16, 2022 Category (III) Very Rare Share facebook twitter linkedIn pinterest