CME Exec: Bitcoin ETFs Signal Digital Asset Market Maturity
CME Group's executive director and digitization lead has called the increasing number of planned bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) a sign that the market for blockchain-based digital assets is maturing. At the Tech Talk 5.0 conference in London this week, CME's Sandra Ro spoke broadly about the progress being made by the derivatives marketplace provider in exploring the blockchain industry, reviewing the company's new bitcoin benchmark and speaking in-depth how the group looks at the future of blockchain more broadly. In response to audience questions, Ro notably said she believes the....
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