The bitcoin price has surpassed $7,500 today, on November 16, achieving $7,558 at its peak, as the market continues to demonstrate optimism around the rapid rate of adoption by leading financial platforms.
Almost immediately after CME Group’s confirmation in regards to its launch of a bitcoin futures exchange by the second week of December, $95 billion hedge fund Man Group revealed its plans to invest in bitcoin by the end of 2017. Man Group CEO Luke Ellis stated at the 2017 Reuters Summit that bitcoin will soon be added to Man Group’s “Investment Universe,” or a diversified portfolio of assets.
Managers and partners of large-scale hedge funds like Man Group are only permitted to issuing checks in the minimum value of around $300 million. Given such policy, in the mid-term, hedge funds and investment firms will invest at least billions of dollars in bitcoin, further increasing its liquidity and improving infrastructure surrounding the cryptocurrency.