No. That's just more confusing. NYMEX and CBOT are futures exchanges. Until recently, there was no futures trading for crypto. There is now, but it's still a different kettle of fish than coinbase and similar trading sites.The Annoyed Man wrote:If you think of currencies as commodities, it might help.BBYC wrote:Now I'm thoroughly confused. Are they currencies or commodities?Liberty wrote:Trading cryptocurrencies is commodity trading, it's no different than pork bellies or precious metals.
Before somebody quibbles, there is fx futures trading but fundamentally different than the cryptocoin trading sites.