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December 2017
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10Bitcoin futures start trading |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17Bitcoin peaks near $20,000CME futures |
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Events in December 2017
Sunday 10 December3249 days ago
Bitcoin futures start trading
Cboe Futures Exchange began trading bitcoin futures, contracts to buy or sell bitcoin at a set price on a future date, settled in cash. CNBC called them the first bitcoin futures on an established exchange.
Markets · 23:00 UTCSourceCboe press release, Cboe Bitcoin Futures Open For Trading (10 Dec 2017, reprint)
Sunday 17 December3242 days ago
Bitcoin peaks near $20,000
Bitcoin reached $19,783.21 on CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index, the high point of its 2017 rally.
MarketsSourceCoinDesk, From $900 to $20,000: Bitcoin's Historic 2017 Price Run Revisited (29 Dec 2017)
CME starts trading bitcoin futures
CME, the world's largest futures exchange, began trading bitcoin futures, a week after Cboe. Each contract covered five bitcoin and was settled in cash against a once-a-day bitcoin reference price, so no coins changed hands.
Markets · 23:00 UTCSourceCME Group press release, CME Group Self-Certifies Bitcoin Futures to Launch Dec. 18, 1 Dec 2017 (Mondo Visione reprint)