Newly launched bitcoin futures on the Chicago Board Options Exchanges were trading up and holding steady around the 18-thousand mark in afternoon trading.
The launch of Bitcoin on a US exchange is seen as a key step to bringing the cryptocurrency into the mainstream.
Our New York correspondent Liling Tan reports.
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