Bitcoin Futures Fail to Get Traction on Biggest Exchange for Now
- ‘Bitcoin is very nascent right now,’ CME president says
- CME is ceding territory to crosstown Chicago rival CBOE
Bryan Durkin speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Hong Kong, China, on Sept. 26, 2017.
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When CME Group Inc. introduced a bitcoin price index last year, it looked like the world’s biggest exchange owner was taking an initial step toward creating futures on the digital currency.
It just dashed those hopes.