Paul Chou, a former Goldman Sachs executive and the founder of LedgerX, a regulated bitcoin derivatives and futures market based in the US, said that Bitcoin has been seeing unprecedented institutional interest for the first time in its history. Institutional Money During an interview with Nathaniel Popper of the New York Times, Chou stated that despite the recent market correction that led the values of most major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin …
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Financial entities have shown an increased interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. It now appears there are multiple efforts underway which have been kept in the dark for some time. The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, for example, has been working on a Bitcoin exchange. That is a pretty interesting development which could impact the cryptocurrency industry in a positive manner. ICE Wants a Bitcoin Exchange? It is always …
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Bitcoin ETFs are considered to be the holy grail in terms of attracting institutional investors. For now, it seems highly unlikely such an ETF will launch anytime soon, but we have Bitcoin futures to keep us busy in the meantime. If it were left up to the New York Stock Exchange, however, a few Bitcoin ETFs would be introduced in the near future. A formal filing with the SEC has been made …
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