Micro Bitcoin Futures Offer Expanded Opportunities for Crypto Investors
On 5/3/21 at 3:50 PM EDT
The smaller contracts will allow participants to hedge spot Bitcoin risk. Since the launch of our Bitcoin futures contract in 2017, we have seen steady, ongoing growth of liquidity and market participation in our crypto derivatives, especially among institutional traders, Tim McCourt, CME Group Global Head of Equity Index and Alternative Investment Products, said in a statement.
A woman walks past the entrance of a cryptocurrency exchange office on April 16, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. Cryptocurrency has seen wider industry acceptance this year.
Chris McGrath/Getty The introduction of micro Bitcoin futures responds directly to demand for smaller-sized contracts from a broad array of clients and will offer even more choice and precision in how participants can trade regulated Bitcoin futures in a transparent and efficient manner, the statement read.
As Bitcoin Continues to Climb, Decision Looms for Investors: Buy, Sell or Hold?
On 3/11/21 at 4:32 PM EST
Bitcoin continued to rally Thursday as apparently contradictory announcements about its future and use underscore the undefined and at times chaotic nature of cryptocurrency.
The basic issue: spend the world s leading cryptocurrency now or buy and hold, betting on continued price appreciation?
Prakash Chand, managing partner of FD7 Ventures, a billion-dollar global cryptocurrency investment fund based in the United Arab Emirates, believes Bitcoin s market cap will reach $10 trillion in a few years, or about ten times its current valuation.
The Lamborghini Veneno roadster on board the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour on December 1, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A Veneno sold for $8.7 million in 2018.