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Brazil's only exchange, B3, plans to launch bitcoin (BTC) futures "in the next three to six months," CFO André Milanez said during a conference call Monday.
- The exchange is currently building infrastructure to offer end users access to the crypto market, Milanez added.
- Jochen Mielke de Lima, director of information technology at B3, said in January that the exchange plans to offer both bitcoin and ether (ETH) futures sometime in 2022/2023.
- "It's natural for us to expand into the unregulated world of cryptocurrencies," B3 President Gilson Finkelsztain said last December, adding that the company plans to offer crypto services to traders rather than be a crypto exchange.
- B3 currently offers exposure to crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on the Brazilian regulated market, Equities Manager Marielle Brugnari said recently. Ten crypto ETFs are currently available in Brazil.
This article was translated by Andrés Engler and edited by CoinDesk. The Portuguese original can be found here.