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CME Group CEO Blasts Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Warns of ‘2007’ Risk
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- CME Group CEO Blasts Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Warns of ‘2007’ Risk CME Group logo Market Beat Mon, June 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM GMT+7 6 min read CME BTC-USD Key Points Interested in CME Group Inc.?
- CME CEO Terry Duffy slammed the CFTC’s approval of a Bitcoin perpetual futures contract, arguing that perpetuals do not fit the legal definition of a futures contract and are closer to swaps.
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CME CEO Terry Duffy slammed the CFTC’s approval of a Bitcoin perpetual futures contract, arguing that perpetuals do not fit the legal definition of a futures contract and are closer to swaps.
He warned that high leverage, auto-liquidation and funding-rate mechanics could make perpetual products risky for retail traders and even undermine their value as hedges for institutions, comparing the current environment to “2007” speculation.
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