Brazil’s B3 Given Green Light to Launch Bitcoin Futures in April

B3, an exchange operator based in Brazil, said it has been cleared by the country’s securities regulator to launch Bitcoin futures in April, in a filing on March 28.

• Trading in the new Bitcoin futures contract is set to begin April 17, according to the statement, although the timing could still change.
• BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (iShares Bitcoin Trust), which has seen $13.9 billion in net inflows since launching on Jan. 11, began trading on B3 in early March.
• Prices for the Bitcoin futures contract will be quoted in Brazilian real per Bitcoin, according to ...