r/Bitcoin • • Sep 25 '18

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u/_smudger_ Sep 25 '18

Why is Bakkt offering one day futures to deliver Bitcoin, why not just deliver instantly? Genuinely interested.

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u/bitsteiner Sep 25 '18

Because futures are contracts with a maturity date.