Categories: Bitcoin Latest News

Brazilian Stock Exchange B3 to Launch Bitcoin Futures Within Six Months

The firm is building an infrastructure to offer crypto market access to end users, CFO Andr? Milanez said on Monday.Read MoreFeedzy

This article is adapted from CoinDesk Brasil, a partnership between CoinDesk and InfoMoney, one of Brazil’s leading financial news publications. Follow CoinDesk Brasil on Twitter.

Brazil’s only stock exchange, B3, plans to launch bitcoin (BTC) futures “in the next three to six months,” Chief Financial Officer Andr? Milanez said during a conference call on Monday.

The exchange is currently building the infrastructure to offer crypto market access to end users Milanez added.

B3 information technology director Jochen Mielke de Lima said in January the exchange planned to offer both bitcoin and ether (ETH) futures sometime in 2022/2023.

“It is natural for us to expand into the unregulated world of cryptocurrencies,” said B3 President Gilson Finkelsztain in December, adding that the company planned to offer crypto services to traders, as opposed to being a crypto exchange.

At the moment B3 offers exposure to crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) listed in the Brazilian regulated market, Equities Manager Marielle Brugnari said recently. Currently, 10 crypto ETFs are available in Brazil.

This article was translated by Andr?s Engler, and edited by CoinDesk. The original Portuguese can be found here.

DISCLOSURE

Please note that our privacy policy, terms of use, cookies, and do not sell my personal information has been updated.

The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. As part of their compensation, certain CoinDesk employees, including editorial employees, may receive exposure to DCG equity in the form of stock appreciation rights, which vest over a multi-year period. CoinDesk journalists are not allowed to purchase stock outright in DCG.

Recent Posts

Bitcoin sold off first when the U.S.-Iran war began. Two weeks later, it’s outperforming nearly everything

Each escalation in the Iran conflict has been larger than the last, but each bitcoin…

2 hours ago

On-Chain Data Shows Why Bitcoin’s Next Stop Could Be At $82K

The Bitcoin price has not particularly impressed over the past two weeks, but it appears…

5 hours ago

Bitcoin Crash Far From Over? Analyst Shares How Painful Bear Markets Can Get

Bitcoin’s extended pullback from its all-time high has left traders in uncertainty, and many investors…

6 hours ago

Bitcoin Probes $73,000 Liquidity Pocket: Is The Next Leg Toward $80,000 Loading?

Bitcoin recently pushed into a key liquidity pocket near the $73,000 level, briefly tapping overhead…

7 hours ago

Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index At COVID- And LUNA-Crash Low — What’s Next?

The price of Bitcoin put in another interesting performance over the past week, as the…

8 hours ago

Strategy’s Bitcoin Bet Now $3.35 Billion In The Red As Saylor Tells Investors To Wait

Strategy’s stock is trading below the value of its own Bitcoin holdings — an unusual…

13 hours ago