Rough Trades: Digital Derivatives Hit the Bitcoin Markets as Wall Street Bankers Take Interest

THEBESTWAYTOFINDserioustradersofthedigitalcurrencyBitcoinistologontoInternetRelayChat—thatbare-bones,plain-textexperiencethathasn’tchangedmuchsinceitscreationin1988—aroundmidnight,andjumpintooneofthemanyconversationsdedicatedtothephenomenon.Bitcoin,adecentralizedpaymentsystemthatapproximatescash,…