'According to Plan': CBOE Bullish on First Day of Bitcoin Futures Trading

Coindesk ---------- The first day of bitcoin futures trading on the CBOE exchange is over and the day largely went according to plan, according to its CEO. Overall, Monday saw the price of bitcoin push above $17,000 on CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) to hit a new all-time high in the hours after the Chicago-based firm began trading the derivatives. That process began late Sunday, an event that coincided with a near-simultaneous crashing of CBOE's website. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.