Alternative Investments

Bloomberg asked firms about their intentions to offer Bitcoin futures instruments to customers.

In the broader scheme of the financial market, bitcoin is a gnat -- equivalent to less than 2 percent of any major class and 400 (!) stocks have bigger gains this year.

CME, the world’s biggest exchange owner, and smaller venue Cboe, known for its VIX volatility products, were allowed to offer the products after pledging to U.S. regulators that they comply with the law.

Bitcoin is a poor currency and a crazy investment -- but the technology behind it is a real breakthrough.

There are other not-so-obvious ways to bet on cryptocurrencies in the U.S. stock market.

Generation X’s debt is hurting long-term planning, alternative fund fees dwarf traditional mutual funds and Guggenheim predicts the next recession.

On the eve of hitting $11,000 per unit, the wealth manager and the fintech entrepreneur shared when and why they first invested in the digital currency.

Wall Street investors and the average punter are desperate to ride a boom that is openly touted as unsustainable, even by its cheerleaders.

More than 100 hedge funds are now dedicated to digital currencies.

Many investors say the financial crisis had no impact on their lives, rising market pushes hedge funds to hit all-time asset highs despite fund outflows in October, and brick-and-mortar stores saw a successful Black Friday.