Big news for investors in the states. For the first time there will be a federally regulated options for bitcoin. It is a New York company LedgerX that is offering the options and you can have 1-6 month option contract. To be honest I do not know much about options, all I know is that it allows you to buy the stock at an agreed upon price in a time frame. If someone is the comments wants to explain it better please do :)
What matter from a cryptocurrency perspective is this good news coming the US. The US has not been as active in the crypto sphere as other countries have. That tried for an ETF but without any luck. I think there will be more attempts in the future. The US is the biggest market in the world and their presence in bitcoin would really help the currency push.
Here is the link for more info:
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