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Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec break down the top headlines this Tuesday morning. From Bitcoin to Disney, Cheddar has you covered. Fans of bitcoin, rejoice. The crypto-currency will soon have futures trading. The Chicago Board Options Exchange announcing on Monday that its planned bitcoin futures product will start trading on December 10th. Plus, the live sports streaming wars are heating up once again. Facebook will reportedly spend "a few billion dollars" to acquire sports streaming rights. And it seems like Disney is the frontrunner to buy 21st Century Fox's assets. According to Bloomberg, 21st Century Fox views Disney as a better fit, with fewer regulatory hurdles in the way of a deal. Disney, Comcast, Sony, and Verizon had all expressed interest to buy certain Fox properties.

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