In a recent article published by Bloomberg, two people ‘familiar with the matter’ have leaked that one of the world’s largest exchange companies is eager to launch Bitcoin futures in the new year despite this month’s devastating crypto market crash. According to an undisclosed source, the Nasdaq has allegedly been busy engaging with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval of their new derivative product and is banking on “sustained interest” from the crypto trading community going into 2019. Bloomberg’s sources also commented that the new Nasdaq Bitcoin futures “will be based off the Bitcoin’s price on numerous spot exchanges, as compiled by VanEck Associates Corp”. Interestingly, neither Nasdaq officials, VanEck outside representatives nor a spokeswoman for the CTFC responded to comment on this...
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