The website of Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) became unavailable on Sunday shortly after it launched bitcoin futures contracts for the first time.
According to an explanation the company posted on Twitter, the website crash was a result of heavy traffic.
“Visitors to cboe.com may find out
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