In today’s edition of Crypto Daily News, we’ll cover the new Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash (BCH) futures just launched in London and the details of the 21-year-old Californian that was charged for Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) money laundering.

Crypto Daily News: August 20th, 2018

Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash (BCH) Futures

On Friday, Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash (BCH) took a step into the big leagues as the UK-based Crypto Facilities took Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash futures live. At 4 p.m. local time, UK investors were able to bet on the future price movements of the fourth largest cryptocurrency by its total market cap.

“We are pleased to be expanding our cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the launch of Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash futures,” said Crypto Facilities CEO Timo Schlaefer in a statement, “BCH is a top five coin with a market capitalisation of around $10 billion and we expect our new contracts to spur the evolution of the crypto markets by bringing greater liquidity and transparency to the digital asset class.”

Crypto Facilities is one of several cryptocurrency exchanges that gives pricing data that is used in the CME’s cryptocurrency reference rates. This first listing of Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash futures in the UK could eventually spread to a major exchange in the US launching BCH futures sometime soon.

Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Money Laundering

A 21-year-old in the state of California is being prosecuted for numerous counts of illegal money laundering in the cryptocurrency space. The Department of Justice in the Southern District of California has ordered that Jacob Burrell Compos be held without bail in a hearing held last Friday.