Andreas M. Antonopoulos is probably the most recognizable figure when it comes to Bitcoin. But he also is, and I bet you didn't know that, part of a committee in CME, or Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Why is that important? Because starting December 10th, which is tomorrow, and December 31st, CME will trade Bitcoin futures. This event was touted by many analysts as being at the core of the recent price surge in Bitcoin.
So, I took 10 minutes and watched this video and I think you should watch it too, at least to know the implications for the market at a higher level.
Here are the blurbs:
- futures trading will be made by using two prices: spot and point prices
- how do you select exchanges for price feeds? Well, one condition is for them to have transaction fees, otherwise they'll pump price through wash trades
- if BTC price changes more than 7% Bitcoin futures trading will cease. At today's situation, it will cease 3 times a day
- who's going to short Bitcoin? Probably miners. This is a good thing, because right now nobody can short Bitcoin. It may provide some cushion for regular investors too,
- futures may bring volume to Bitcoin. A lot of volume.
Also, if you don't know, there is a recent trend about donating Bitcoins to Antonopoulos, which resulted in more than $1,6 millions received so far. So, if you liked the video above and have some disposable Bitcoin, you should definitely send it to his Bitcoin address.
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