=====12/10/2017 and 12/18/2017: Bitcoin futures=====
CME and CBOE were both given approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to list Bitcoin futures on Friday 12/1/2017. The CBOE will list BTC futures on December 10 and the CME on the December 18. Nasdaq recently said that they will list BTC futures next year.
The launch of BTC futures, via the CBOE and the CME, adds legitimacy to the space and will increase Bitcoin’s appeal to both retail and institutional investors alike.