[The Open Interest of Cryptocurrency Contracts on CME Reached $36 Billion in August] According to a report by Golden Finance citing Cointelegraph charts, the open interest of cryptocurrency contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) reached $36 billion in August, with 1,006 large holders. As trading activity expands beyond Bitcoin, XRP, SOL, and Micro Ether futures all hit all-time highs (ATH).