The world’s largest exchange company is set to launch bitcoin futures this weekend, seeking to capitalize on the mania for the booming digital currency.
Chicago-based CME Group Inc. CME 0.43% will start trading of bitcoin futures at 6:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, one week after its smaller rival Cboe Global Markets Inc. CBOE 0.25% debuted a similar contract. Cboe’s futures sputtered in their initial week, creating an opening for CME.
