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title: "Ethereum futures rose over 7% on Friday, while the cryptocurrency correlation index fell over 6.3% this week"
description: "On Friday, the CME Ethereum futures main contract rose by 7.11%, closing at $2,982, with a cumulative decline of 3.43% for the week. The CME Bitcoin futures main contract increased by 3.63%, closing a"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/270358414.md"
published_at: "2025-12-19T22:16:13.000Z"
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# Ethereum futures rose over 7% on Friday, while the cryptocurrency correlation index fell over 6.3% this week

> On Friday, the CME Ethereum futures main contract rose by 7.11%, closing at $2,982, with a cumulative decline of 3.43% for the week. The CME Bitcoin futures main contract increased by 3.63%, closing at $87,895, with a cumulative decline of 2.81% for the week. The cryptocurrency correlation index rose by 7.19%, with a cumulative decline of 6.35% for the week. The MarketVector Digital Assets 100 Small Cap Index rose by 5.13%

On Friday (December 19), at the New York close, the CME Bitcoin futures BTC main contract rose 3.63% compared to Thursday's New York close, reporting at $87,895, with a cumulative decline of 2.81% for the week, trading overall in the range of $90,565 to $84,505. The CME Ether futures DCR main contract rose 7.11%, reporting at $2,982, with a cumulative decline of 3.43% for the week, trading overall in the range of $3,185.50 to $2,780. The U.S. stock cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency correlation index closed up 7.19%, reporting at 62.95 points, with a cumulative decline of 6.35% for the week, showing a long tail L-shaped trend—significantly dropping at the beginning of Monday's session. In the last 24 hours, the MarketVector Digital Assets 100 Small Cap Index rose 5.13%, currently reporting at 3,573.96 points

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