Giant Wall Street joins the group of a few financial institutions. Goldman Sachs was the only bank on Wall Street to settle BTC futures. TD Ameritrade, and E * Trade, are also among those companies that settle CME and CBOE futures.
SETTLEMENT OF THE FIRST CONTRACTS FUTURES
The first CBOE futures, settled on Wednesday after the BTC exchange rate dropped, closed below USD 10,000. The maturity of CME forward contracts expires on January 26.
Reactions to this message among the cryptocurrency community are different. Many people argue that the so-called "whales" - large financial institutions - tend to blockchain, but not necessarily cryptocurrencies. Others, however, see this movement as a way to move technology to the mainstream.