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CME Group Inc ( >> CME Group Inc ) , the world's largest derivatives exchange operator, said on Tuesday it will launch a futures contract for bitcoin later this year, marking a major step in the digital currency's path toward legitimacy and helping propel it to a fresh record high. CME Group Inc ( >>…

One of the world’s largest derivative marketplaces, CME Group Inc. , just announced it will launch “bitcoin futures” before the end of 2017 if regulators approve. "Given increasing client interest in the evolving cryptocurrency markets, we have decided to introduce a bitcoin futures contract," CME Group CEO Terry Duffy said in a press release .…