Bitcoin 30/03/21 21:00 by Reynaldo Marquez

Bakkt and CME launch new products, Bitcoin’s price reacts accordingly

Two key entities that affect the crypto market dynamics have announced the launch of new Bitcoin products on the same day. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Bakkt appear to be pursuing a commo...
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Other 12/01/21 10:39 by Bernice Nyambura

Bakkt to Become a Publicly Traded Company worth $2.1 Billion Via New Merger

Bitcoin custodian and digital assets services provider, Bakkt has announced a merger with special purpose acquisition company VPC Acquisition Holdings that will make Bakkt a publicly-traded enterpris...
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Bitcoin 19/09/20 03:00 by Tony Spilotro

Bakkt To The Futures: Last Year’s Hottest Bitcoin Platform Breaks All-Time

A blast from Bitcoin’s past is making a comeback, reaching a new all-time highs trading volume after abysmal launch turnout sent the cryptocurrency’s price tumbling last year. What’s...
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Bitcoin 29/07/20 10:22 by Steve Muchoki

Bakkt Reports Highest Ever Figure for Bitcoin Monthly Futures

ICE backed company, Bakkt reported a new record in its Bakkt Bitcoin Futures traded in two days. “Talk about momentum! We beat yesterday’s record with 11,706 Bakkt Bitcoin Futures traded toda...
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Bitcoin 10/06/20 20:20 by Brenda Ngari

Paving Way For Big Money: Bakkt, Galaxy Digital Launch Joint Institutional-Grade Bitcoin Custody Service

Bakkt, the bitcoin derivatives and custody platform owned by Intercontinental Exchange (the operator of the New York Stock Exchange) has linked up with investment management firm Galaxy Digital to cr...
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Bitcoin 18/05/20 20:39 by Steve Muchoki

Unlocking Bitcoin for Institutional Investors; Bakkt Making Progress on Groundbreaking App

Bakkt, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange that was formed to leverage on Microsoft online servers to manage digital assets, has announced that it is working towards launching its app to co...
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Other 23/04/20 23:07 by Brenda Ngari

Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina Resigns After Just Four Months To ‘Pursue A New Opportunity’

Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina has reportedly stepped down from his position at the digital asset platform. Blandina served as the company’s CEO for just four months since replacing Kelly Loeffler who was...
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Bitcoin 04/04/20 00:21 by Marco Tulio

Bitcoin thrives as Bakkt and CME record peak trading volumes

Bitcoin futures offered on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and its competitor Bakkt rallied as BTC surpassed $7,000, a price not seen since March 11 just before it recorded its biggest drop of ...
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Bitcoin 03/04/20 14:00 by Yashu Gola

Institutional Trade Volume Hits Local High as Bitcoin Jumps over $7,000

Futures linked to the bitcoin market experienced a spike in their volumes this Thursday as the cryptocurrency’s spot rate broke above $7,000. Crypto statist Skew highlighted that trading activit...
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Crypto 20/03/20 13:10 by Brenda Ngari

Insider Trading: Former Bakkt CEO Loeffler Reportedly Sold Millions In Stocks After Private Senate Coronavirus Briefing

Former Bakkt CEO, Kelly Loeffler, who was recently appointed as Georgia Senator is taking the heat for selling stocks worth millions of dollars in the days following after a classified all-senators b...
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Other 16/03/20 18:13 by Ponvang Bulus

Bakkt Raises $300 Million in Series B Financing Round

Digital assets platform Bakkt has just secured an additional $300 million of funding in a Series B financing round. The platform, owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) succeeded in securing this c...
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Bitcoin 13/12/19 08:22 by Martin Young

Bitcoin Options: ICE Announces Completion of First Block Trade

The Intercontinental Exchange has just announced its first block trade of the newly offered Bakkt bitcoin monthly options contracts submitted to ICE Futures US. First Block Bitcoin Options Trade Acco...
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Bitcoin 10/12/19 14:33 by Kevin Helms

Bakkt Launches Bitcoin Options in US, Futures in Asia

Bakkt has launched two new regulated bitcoin derivatives products. Within hours of launch, Bakkt announced that over 1,000 futures contracts had been traded in Asia. The platform now offers four types...
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Bitcoin 10/12/19 06:00 by Martin Young

Bitcoin Bears Back on Bakkt Launch as Markets Tumble Again

Around $6 billion has been dumped out of crypto markets over the past few hours as the bears return again. Coincidentally it has happened again, right after Bakkt launched more institutional investmen...
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Bitcoin 10/12/19 00:00 by Rick D.

Bakkt Scorned as Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures Launch in Singapore

It appears that the digital currency community has very much fallen out of love with the Bakkt platform. Prior to its launch, the ICE-backed Bitcoin futures platform was heralded as one of the most po...
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Bitcoin 09/12/19 20:48 by Brenda Ngari

Bakkt Rolls Out Cash-Settled Futures And Regulated Bitcoin Options Contracts

Less than three months ago, Bakkt launched its highly-awaited bitcoin futures. The company has now unveiled two new derivative products for users: regulated bitcoin options and cash-settled futures. ...
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Other 05/12/19 09:35 by Brenda Ngari

Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Named As The Next Georgia US Senator

Kelly Loeffler, the CEO of the Bakkt bitcoin futures platform, was appointed on Wednesday (Dec 4) as the new Georgia Senator to fill the seat of Senator Johnny Isakson who will be retiring on Decembe...
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Bitcoin 04/12/19 23:00 by Rick D.

A Bitcoiner in the Senate? Is Bakkt CEO in US Govt. Good or Bad for Crypto?

The CEO of the much-hyped Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has been appointed to serve in the US Senate. Loeffler will replace Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson, who is due to retire at the end of this mon...
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Bitcoin 03/12/19 08:00 by Martin Young

CME Details Bitcoin Options as Bakkt Options Launch Nears

The battle of the bitcoin futures platforms is heating up. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has released details of its new BTC options contracts while the launch of Bakkt’s equivalent product is les...
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Bitcoin 02/12/19 14:25 by Christine Vasileva

Bakkt Futures Traders Avoid Physical Bitcoin Delivery

The hope that Bakkt futures traders would seek out physical delivery settlement to become Bitcoin (BTC) holders may be unfounded. So far, futures traders prefer to roll over their contracts before exp...
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Altcoins 30/11/19 22:00 by Nick Chong

Crypto Tidbits: Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Surge, UpBit Hacked for $50 Million in Ethereum, US Arrests Blockchain Researcher

Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Surprisingly, Bitcoin (BTC), saw some relatively strong performance over the past seven days, gaining 2% according to Coin360. This came after the leadi...
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Bitcoin 30/11/19 21:14 by Anatol Antonovici

Wall Street Still Doesn’t Get What Bitcoin Might be Used For

Despite being one of the most discussed topics in the last few years, Wall Street still can’t figure out the utility of Bitcoin. Bitcoin Needs Greater Utility, Bakkt CEO Says Adam White, CEO of Bit...
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Other 30/11/19 13:53 by Christine Vasileva

Bakkt Boss is the Choice for Vacant Georgia Senate Seat

Endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp, Kelly Loeffler, CEO of the Bakkt bitcoin futures exchange, will be offered a US Senate seat next week,  Bakkt Boss Takes Hot, Disputed Spot in Senate AJC. But this also ...
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Bitcoin 29/11/19 14:22 by Christine Vasileva

Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Markets Hit $5B Daily Volume

The Bitcoin (BTC) market has evolved to include the simplest kind of derivative financial products – futures contracts. Those markets now reach $5 billion in daily volumes, taking a significant ...
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Bitcoin 28/11/19 21:00 by Rick D.

Bakkt Hits New All-Time High Volume but Analyst Pours Cold Water on Bitcoin Bulls

The much-hyped Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has just hit a new all-time high in terms of its daily trading volume. After a meagre start back in September, interest in trading the financial product i...
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Bitcoin 28/11/19 15:18 by Brenda Ngari

Why Bakkt Isn’t Bullish For Bitcoin Price Despite The Skyrocketing Futures Volume

If you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you probably still heard about Bakkt’s growing volumes. On Nov 27, Bakkt monthly futures volume rose to 5,671 BTC according to monitoring re...
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Bitcoin 28/11/19 05:00 by Martin Young

Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Reach Record High as BTC Options Launch Nears

Bitcoin prices may be way down from this year’s peak but institutional investment is showing no signs of slowing down. Futures contracts are naturally a little different to buying and holding BTC bu...
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Bitcoin 27/11/19 20:26 by Christine Vasileva

Bakkt Futures Set New Record, 3151 Bitcoin Worth $23M Traded

The Bakkt bitcoin futures contracts peaked to a new high, signaling strong institutional interest in BTC, risk exposure, affinity in ‘physically’ acquiring the underlying asset. Bakkt Bit...
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Bitcoin 25/11/19 18:30 by Nick James

Alive and Well: Bitcoin Futures Trading Volume On Bakkt Is Growing Despite Market Downturn

Bitcoin-based futures trading on Bakkt seems to have entered a prime period of late, and that’s despite the fact that the crypto market bulls have been struggling to keep the prices up. Bitcoin, fo...
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Bitcoin 23/11/19 17:43 by Jamie Redman

Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Shatters Records Amid Spot Market Turmoil

Bakkt’s bitcoin core (BTC) futures product saw another all-time high as the spot market price of BTC plummeted under $7,000 on Friday morning, Nov. 22. Bakkt saw 2,728 contracts traded ($20 mill...
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