New York Stock Exchange Launches Bitcoin Pricing Index NYXBT

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has today announced the launch of a bitcoin price index (NYXBT). NYXBT will represent the daily US dollar value of one bitcoin at 4pm (BST) and will be published on the NYSE Global Index Feed (GIF). For a limited period it will also be viewable on the NYSE's website. Thomas Farley, NYSE group president, said in a statement: "Bitcoin values are quickly becoming a data point that our customers want to follow as they consider transacting, trading or investing with this emerging asset class." He added: "As a global index leader and administrator of ICE LIBOR,....

For all the naysayers, all the critics, all the people who pronounced bitcoin dead based on nebulous metrics like its value against a U. S. Dollar, bitcoin is winning the war. Bitcoin continues to grow, evolve, and gain acceptance with industry leader after industry leader, much to the mainstream's chagrin. If you are a part of the financial status quo, get your frown ready. The New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest currency and commodity exchange has announced that it will create a special bitcoin pricing index. This brand-new index will be seen on the NYSE Global index feed and be....

Mainstream exchange embrace of Bitcoin could lead to less volatility and further acceptance and new opportunities. In what can be seen as a mainstream financial world’s embrace of Bitcoin, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) and Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) are all set to publish data on prices of Bitcoin. CME Group is likely to start publishing this data in the fourth quarter of 2016 while ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is considering if it should include data from various exchanges for a daily settlement price which it has been publishing since May....

SolidX Partners Inc., a company that specializes in blockchain-based identity services, has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch the SolidX Bitcoin Trust, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will provide shareholders exposure to the daily change in the U.S. dollar price of bitcoin, minus expenses and liabilities of the trust, as measured by the TradeBlock XBX Index. The trust will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “XBTC,” the company announced on its website. It will not be actively managed. The SolidX Bitcoin Trust follows the....

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is reportedly planning to introduce a special global price index to value Bitcoin, a decentralized digital currency-cum-technology. As reported by Mashable, the world's largest stock exchange is in the process to launch the Bitcoin price index through its Global Index Feed. It is further planning to make the index available free on its website, though for a limited time. The news website also managed to obtain a quote from the NYSE's President, Mr. Tom Farley, who confirmed their plans to launch the Bitcoin index. "We are now going to use our name,....