[closeparen]

I thought the original idea of Bitcoin was to be a currency and make fiat money obsolete. The finance industry is simply acknowledging that it’s a speculative asset and mostly interesting for its volatility, something that fits well within its longstanding frameworks.

[kjrose]

This is my thinking. The volatility of bitcoin is insane and fascinating. It’ll be a real experiment if futures flattens it out.

[lallysingh]

Why isn't it a currency future: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/currencyfuture.asp ?