Chicagoland launches micro ethereum futures on Monday, closes up 3.4% on first day online

Tim McCourt, global head of equity indexes and alternative investment products at Chicagoland, wrote in an email, "This launch of micro Ether futures will allow investors to use the product to hedge their exposure to their Ether spot holdings or to execute their trading strategies more flexibly."

As of writing, Ether is up about 6% in 24 hours at around $4,350, and Bitcoin is up 6% in 24 hours at around $51,000.