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BREAKING: CME Launches Compute Futures, The New Oil

Podcast: The Bitcoin Layer
Published: May 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 2469
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Summary

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.