Cboe Global Markets CEO Ed Tilly has suggested the platform may be considering relaunching Bitcoin futures due to investor demand.
In particular, he told Bloomberg that "we're still interested in the space, we haven't given up on it. We're keen on building out the entire platform. There's a lot of demand from retail and institutions, and we need to be there."
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CBOE was the first regulated platform to launch Bitcoin futures back in December 2017, coinciding with the BTC rally that saw the crypto hit an all-time high of $20,000.
However, this investment product was withdrawn from the market in June 2019 without CBOE disclosing the reason behind this decision. At the time, however, it did not say that the withdrawal was final, but rather that it was "evaluating" its approach.
For its part, CBOE's rival CME Group has been offering BTC futures since December 2017 and is the largest regulated platform in the sector.
Notably, CBOE also intends to launch bitcoin ETFs.