BREAKING: CME Launches Compute Futures, The New Oil

BREAKING: CME Launches Compute Futures, The New Oil

From The Bitcoin Layer by The Bitcoin Layer

May 11, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 268

About this episode

The episode discusses the launch of compute futures by CME and its implications for the market.

The CME just launched compute futures, with CEO Terry Duffy calling compute "the new oil of the 21st century." In this video, Nik argues this is the dominant force in markets right now, and it's exactly what he laid out in yesterday's Substack post, The Token Layer. The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.

People in this episode

Guest: Nik

Topics covered

  • compute futures
  • CME
  • market trends
  • investment
  • technology

Keywords

  • compute futures
  • CME
  • Terry Duffy
  • Nik
  • investment advice

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Organizations: CME

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