Asia set to open higher, and bitcoin futures get set for their big debut By: CNBC.com News December 10, 2017 at 18:02 PM EST Markets in Australia and Japan were set to open higher while the U.S. dollar rose significantly against a basket of currencies. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bitcoin (Bitstamp) Bitcoin Composite China Ishares MSCI ETF China Largecap Ishares ETF Hong Kong Hang Seng Japan Ishares MSCI ETF Pacific ETF FTSE Vanguard Xt Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF