{"id":18193,"title":"TheBizLounge: As Bitcoin futures soar on debut, Nick Leeson wonders how much he can lose on them","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2017-12-11T14:34:46+00:00","modified":"2017-12-11T14:34:46+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/thebizlounge-as-bitcoin-futures-soar-on-debut-nick-leeson-wonders-how-much-he-can-lose-on-them/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/thebizlounge-as-bitcoin-futures-soar-on-debut-nick-leeson-wonders-how-much-he-can-lose-on-them.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/thebizlounge-as-bitcoin-futures-soar-on-debut-nick-leeson-wonders-how-much-he-can-lose-on-them.json","category":"TheBizLounge","categories":["TheBizLounge"],"tags":["Bitcoin"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stencil-Google-Chrome-2023-04-19-at-2.47.43-PM.jpeg?fit=1231%2C615&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Bitcoin took another leap forward today when futures contracts in the crypto currency began trading. They shot up 25%, but some, including former Barings trader Nick Leeson, wonder how long the ‘bubble’ will take to burst."}