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Cboe Re-Enters Crypto With Deal to Buy Digital-Asset Platform

  • Eris has a spot market, futures exchange, clearinghouse
  • Cboe CEO Tilly sees ‘huge’ demand for cryptocurrencies
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Cboe Global Markets Inc. is re-entering the world of cryptocurrency with an agreement to acquire Eris Digital Holdings LLC amid a growing appetite for the assets.

The Chicago-based exchange operator agreed to acquire Eris’s spot market, regulated futures exchange and clearinghouse, the companies said Wednesday in a statement. Terms weren’t disclosed.