Nasdaq Executive Confirms Launching Bitcoin (BTC) Futures in 2019 despite Market Crash
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Published Dec 04, 2018 11:50AM ET
Updated Dec 04, 2018 01:01PM ET
Nasdaq Executive Confirms Launching Bitcoin (BTC) Futures in 2019 despite Market Crash
US Nasdaq, one of the leading global stock exchanges, will roll out cryptocurrency-based futures in the first half of next year, the firm communication team’s vice president Joseph Christinat told British newspaper Daily Express on Monday. The confirmation came after several months of media speculations about the topic.
Nasdaq will link the derivatives to the largest virtual currency, Bitcoin (BTC) . The company will launch the product after receiving a green light from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
“Bitcoin Futures will be listed, and it should launch in the first half of next year – we’re just waiting for the ...
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