Today, Bitcoin broke the $ 14,000 mark, reaching $ 14,400 for a gain of $ 2,500 in one day. This is today the biggest single gain in the history of the currency. To put things in perspective, today, Bitcoin's price has risen twice as much as its historic record of $ 1,100 in 2013. A single Bitcoin can now buy more than 11 ounces of pure gold.

It's the future, baby

The price is probably caused by the news of the imminent launch of the Bitcoin futures trade. CBOE will launch its futures market this Sunday, December 10th, with the CME Group following December 18th. The Nasdaq plans to launch futures trading in the summer of 2018 and the Japanese Tokyo Financial Exchange is preparing to launch term trading.

Bloomberg announced that TD Ameritrade and Ally Invest will offer Bitcoin futures to their clients. Even J.P. Morgan Chase could follow suit, despite the infamous views of CEO Jamie Dimon on digital currency.

GDAX in the lead

GDAX, the digital exchange bureau of Coinbase, leads the race all day long. The price on GDAX is currently about $ 500 ahead of other Western Bitcoin exchanges. The most likely – and the most bullish – explanation is that Coinbase is the easiest way for new Bitcoin investors to get involved. Therefore, when GDAX is leading the charge as it did today, it probably means that new "retail" investors are fueling the recovery.