Largest Exchange CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) will begin initial lists of bitcoin futures on December 18.
Bitcoin enthusiasts hope that the launch of bitcoin derivatives will allow institutional investors to invest in the digital currency trend, helping to make bitcoin a legitimate asset class and pave the way for an exchange-traded fund .
Elsewhere in the cryptocurrency business, Bitcoin Cash was at $ 1557, while Bitcoin Gold was at $ 274.11.
Ethereum, the second-largest market-cap currency cryptocurrency after bitcoin, was $ 664.93.