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Nasdaq plans bitcoin futures launch in first half of 2018

Separately, broker plans derivatives based on the cryptocurrency on its exchange

Wednesday 29 November 2017 at 15:30

Nasdaq plans bitcoin futures launch in first half of 2018

Nasdaq and broker Cantor Fitzgerald are looking to join the rush on Wall Street to trade bitcoin, which powered above $11,000 on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Nasdaq aims to launch bitcoin futures in the first half of 2018, according to people familiar with the situation.