CME Group bitcoin volatility futures pending approval to go live on June 1, Circle Q1 2026 financial report to be released today with consensus expected revenue of approximately $715 million

ChainCatcher news, according to BBX data, last week marked the end of the earnings season for crypto-related stocks, with institutional-grade derivatives product lines expanding simultaneously. Key developments include:

• CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: $CME) According to CoinDesk on May 7, plans to officially launch Bitcoin Volatility Futures (BVOL) on June 1, 2026, pending regulatory approval. The underlying of this product is the Bitcoin Implied Volatility Index, allowing institutional investors to go long or short purely on volatility itself without the need to predict the direction of BTC prices, filling the gap for a “pure volatility tool” in the current Bitcoin derivatives market. For corporate treasury managers (such as strategy companies) needing to hedge Bitcoin holding volatility and for crypto options market makers, BVOL offers the most direct standardized hedging tool to date.

• Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: $CRCL) Q1 2026 earnings were released today (May 11) via official online livestream at 8:00 AM (ET); current analyst consensus estimates revenue at approximately $715 million (Zacks: $717.1 million, S&P Global: $714.9 million, year-over-year roughly +11%, quarter-over-quarter about -7%), with adjusted EPS estimated at $0.15—$0.27. Last quarter (Q4 2025), reserve interest income was $733 million (year-over-year +69%), and the average market capitalization of USDC was about $76.2 billion. As of May 6, the USDC circulation was approximately $78.1 billion. Integration with Meta and Visa’s stablecoin infrastructure, as well as the policy outlook for the CLARITY Act markup in May, are the most closely watched valuation catalysts by the market this quarter.