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Bitcoin Futures Open Sees Price Spike, CBOE Crash

The CBOE's website became unavailable just as it launched its first bitcoin futures contracts on Sunday.

By Stan HigginsDec 11, 2017

Cboe may use information gleaned from futures trading to make a case to the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow bitcoin-linked ETF.

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Days before a major futures product launch, bitcoin suffered heavy losses Saturday, a trend that so far appears to be continuing into Sunday.

By Pete RizzoDec 10, 2017

One of the most talked about technologies in development for bitcoin is the Lightning Network. But what does it do, and when might it be ready?

By Alyssa HertigDec 9, 2017

Bitcoin was among the worst performing assets in the 6:00 UTC to 12:00 UTC trading session on Friday

By Pete RizzoDec 8, 2017

Bitcoin prices are taking a hit in the early U.S. session today, after a record spike to over $17,000 yesterday.

By Omkar GodboleDec 8, 2017

Should the prospect of regulated futures trading be pushing up the bitcoin price? CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson isn't quite so sure.

Bulgarian authorities seized more than 200,000 bitcoins from criminals back in May, an amount which now has a total value of more than $3 billion.

By Nikhilesh DeDec 7, 2017

In an open letter to the CFTC, Futures Trading Association CEO Walt Lukken has expressed concerns about who would insure bitcoin futures contracts.

By Nikhilesh DeDec 7, 2017

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