Bakkt, Fidelity Will Store Galaxy Digital’s New Bitcoin Fund Holdings
Galaxy Digital is tapping Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Assets to store the bitcoin for its two new funds. Launched Tuesday, the funds are designed for accredited…
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Bakkt to Require $3.9K Down Payment on Bitcoin Futures Contracts
Bakkt has officially revealed the initial deposits its customers will have to make to margin trade its bitcoin futures products. In a new notice posted Tuesday, ICE…
Bakkt Sets July Test Date for Bitcoin Futures
Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt announced it was moving forward with its plan to launch physically-settled bitcoin futures products Monday. In a blog post, Bakkt CEO Kelly…
NYSE Owner Buys Crypto Custodian in Latest Push to Offer Bitcoin
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange, made a splash last August with big plans to get into the Bitcoin business. Those ambitions, however,…
Bakkt Makes Initial Hiring Push for Bitcoin Futures Exchange
Ahead of its hotly anticipated launch, bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt has launched a hiring campaign. Eight new job posting were published Tuesday on the company’s…
$182 Million: ICE Exchange’s Bitcoin Startup Bakkt Announces Massive Fundraise
Bakkt has raised $182.5 million to build out its global digital assets platform and bitcoin futures product. The round, which is Bakkt’s first, included 12…
Institutional Crypto and a New Generation of Wall Street Leaders
Donna Redel is an angel investor focusing on financial technology, blockchain and emerging technologies, professor of blockchain and a former chairman at the Commodity Exchange.…
A Coinbase Veteran Is Changing Sides in the Cryptocurrency Wars
A prime architect of America’s largest trading platform for digital currencies is changing teams. Adam White, who helped build Coinbase into a crypto-colossus with 25…
Starbucks, Microsoft Back Bitcoin ETF And Stakes Are Huge
Investors may want to mark their calendars on Sept. 30 and Nov. 5 for potential spike in Bitcoin’s value because wider acceptance of BTC could…