CME Settles Bitcoin on Good Friday Amid Jobs Report
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- Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the March U.S. jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, April 3, 2026, which falls on Good Friday, a U.S. stock‑market holiday.
- CME announced it will run both intraday and end‑of‑day clearing cycles on April 3 and settle Bitcoin and other crypto markets on that day despite the holiday.
- NYSE will have an abbreviated session on Good Friday, using an April 2 settlement for equities.
- Cboe will list “None” for regular and global trading hours on Good Friday, effectively closing equities.
- Crypto spot markets will continue trading while U.S. equities are shut, giving traders a live venue to gauge risk sentiment after the jobs data.
- Bitcoin and other liquid digital assets are expected to draw heightened focus as the first market to react to the macro release.
- The Good‑Friday timing offers a real‑world test of crypto’s “always‑on” claim that a market that never closes becomes more useful when traditional venues do.
Why it matters: Traders seeking the first read on the March jobs data will turn to crypto, giving Bitcoin and other liquid digital assets heightened relevance while equities sit idle, and CME’s holiday settlement ensures crypto markets remain active, testing the sector’s always‑on premise.
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