In the United States has officially recognized Bitcoin

KIEV. 1 Dec. UNN. The Commission on commodity futures trading USA allowed exchange Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and CBOE Futures Exchange to start trading futures on cryptocurrency No. 1, reports UNN with reference to Bloomberg.

According to the Agency, the first auction may take place on 18 December, while on the stock exchange Chicago Mercantile Exchange saying that it is ready to start.

In addition, the exchange Cantor Exchange is allowed to offer investors binary options on bitcoin. We are talking about varieties of the exchange contract, at the conclusion of which the buyer makes a prediction as to change the exchange price of the underlying asset. If the forecast is carried out through a pre-determined period of time, the buyer receives profit.

“Bitcoin is a virtual currency is a commodity, which we have never encountered. We expect a rigorous monitoring from the trading floors”, — said the head of the Commission on trade in commodity futures USA’s Christopher Giancarlo.

Recall that the rate of Bitcoin for the night set a new record figure of 10.8 thousand dollars at auction.