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On Monday, September, Bakkt announced the commencement of the trading facility for its physically-settled Bitcoin Futures contracts. Bakkt‘s Bitcoin Futures contracts offer both, daily contracts and monthly contract settlement options. Besides, that Bakkt platform also provides Warehouse facility for storing the physically-delivered Bitcoin tokens upon contracts expiry.But despite much hype surrounding the launch of Bakkt Bitcoin Futures, the first day of trading was not very impactful. On...

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), launched its own bitcoin futures contracts for the first time on Sunday.Futures Contracts Are All the RageThe idea regarding futures contracts and trading physical bitcoins has been intriguing to most, with other companies like Chicago’s CME recently saying it will also launch bitcoin futures starting in early 2020. What’s special about ICE’s bitcoin futures is that this potentially marks the first move of...

Earlier today, Bakkt announced the live trading for its much-awaited Bitcoin Futures contracts. Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Contracts come with daily and monthly settlement periods along with its safe custodial solution called the Bakkt Warehouse.Bakkt Bitcoin Futures are now actively trading on ICE Futures U.S., while the Bakkt Warehouse continues to onboard bitcoinWe take our customers’ trust seriously, and are excited to serve this market— Bakkt (@Bakkt) September 23, 2019Bakkt entry to the...

Recently, people familiar with the matter, shared information that OneConnect, which is the fintech and blockchain unit of the Chinese insurance giant Ping An, is planning to debut in New York with an IPO. The company plans to launch the IPO in mid-November this year. Also, Japan’s SoftBank Corp. is one of the largest investors in the company.Previously, the company had marked the listing venue in Hong Kong. However, a few months ago, it changed it to New York in order to achieve a more...

ICE‘s Bakkt platform has finally announced its Bitcoin Futures contracts going live today, September 23. Bakkt‘s Bitcoin Futures launch comes as per its earlier announced schedule after the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) gave the exchange a green signal last month.We’re live!The first Bakkt Bitcoin Futures trade was executed at 8:02pm ET at a price of $10,115— Bakkt (@Bakkt) September 23, 2019As part of the announcement, Bakkt provides two contracts – Bitcoin Daily...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 712. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Bakkt Bitcoin Futures live, 2 Angeklagte im Ether Delta Hack & US Federal Reserve pumpt Milliarden US-Dollar in die Wirtschaft 1.) Bakkt’s Much-Anticipated Bitcoin Futures Trading Platform Goes Livehttps://cointelegraph.com/news/bakkts-much-anticipated-bitcoin-futures-trading-platform-goes-live 2.) EtherDelta Hack: Zwei Tatverdächtige...

Only a few days remain before the launch of the long-awaited and much anticipated Bakkt trading platform, which will bring large institutional investors to the Bitcoin market. It may sound unfeasible, but Bitcoin price is expected to reach $100,000 in the coming years, and much of the next bull run will be driven by Bakkt.What is Bakkt?The Bakkt cryptocurrency platform was created by ICE, a transcontinental operator of the largest futures exchanges and clearing houses for financial and...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 711. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Alchemy ermöglicht Bitcoin Zahlungen für 1,2 Millionen Händler in Asien, Overstock-CEO verkauft Unternehmensanteile und kauft BTC & Coinbase plant neue Token. 1.) Alchemy ermöglicht Bitcoin Zahlungen für 1,2 Millionen Händler in Asienhttps://coin-update.de/alchemy-ermoeglicht-bitcoin-zahlungen-fuer-12-millionen-haendler-in-asien/ 2.) Ehemaliger Overstock-CEO verkauft...

Former Ethereum advisor Steven Nerayoff and his assistant Michael Hlady have been arrested and charged with extorting millions of dollars in crypto funds.Nerayoff Facing Jail Time?The Justice Department has released a statement about the incident, claiming that both men were threatening to “destroy a startup cryptocurrency company if they were not paid millions of dollars” in ether tokens. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue explains: As alleged, Nerayoff and Hlady carried out an old-fashioned...

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, Binance, said that it will launch its over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform next month. More importantly, Binance says that the OTC platform will provide gateways to deposit fiat currencies including the Chinese Yuan.In a media session at the Shanghai Blockchain Week on Tuesday, September 17, Binance’s co-founder and chief marketing officer He Yi said that the platform will support fiat-on-ramp through OTC for the Chinese...