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Sydney, December 11
The front-month bitcoin futures contract on the Chicago-based CBOE Futures Exchange surged past $17,000 on Monday, the first day of trading.
The January contract opened at $15,460 in New York on Sunday evening, before leaping to a high of $17,170 during Asian hours.
They were last quoted at $17,120, a more than $1,000 premium to the price on Gemini Exchange.
The futures are cash-settled contracts based on the auction price of bitcoin in US dollars on the Gemini Exchange, which is owned and operated by virtual currency entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. — Reuters.
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