Tokyo Financial Exchange takes first step toward bitcoin futures

Tokyo Financial Exchange takes first step toward bitcoin futures

A collection of bitcoin tokens sit in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

One of Japan’s leading financial exchanges is starting preparations to launch bitcoin derivatives, echoing U.S. rivals that plan to list contracts tracking the cryptocurrency as soon as this month.

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