Nasdaq Sticks to Crypto Plans, Pushes Back Bitcoin Futures Launch to 2019

[kreslik.news]

Nasdaq has not shelved its crypto-related plans and still hopes to launch bitcoin futures as early as the first quarter of 2019, becoming the third major U.S. exchange to dive into the red-hot market for cryptocurrencies.

Sources told Bloomberg News today the New York-based exchange operator is waiting for approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to list bitcoin derivatives contracts on its trading platform.

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