Bitcoin is no longer merely that taboo thing your techie uncle awkwardly brings up at family gatherings.

Well, maybe the asset is only that for you — but if so, you’re in the minority at this point. 

Whether you believe in bitcoin or not, it has increasingly perforated traditional finance in recent years and months. Institutions can gain exposure to crypto through a regulated liquid derivatives market, and more recently via bitcoin ETFs.

While some traditional finance bigwigs still criticize the asset (at least publicly), large financial companies are waking up to the potential of BTC, as well as blockchain tech more broadly.

“Before, people had to buy coins,” said Lucas…

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