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ForkLog 14 12.01.2021

Bakkt CEO rules out adding XRP to new products

The Ripple XRP token is not a candidate for future listings on Bakkt's institutional platform for trading Bitcoin derivatives. In the Axios Re podcast, Gavin Michael, the new chief executive, said.

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ForkLog 10 11.01.2021

Bakkt to go public via SPAC merger valued at about $2.1 billion

The institutional platform for trading Bitcoin derivatives Bakkt will become a public company in the second quarter of 2021 through a reverse merger.

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ForkLog 7 08.01.2021

Bakkt to go public via SPAC merger

The institutional platform for trading bitcoin derivatives Bakkt will become a public company via a reverse merger. The deal is valued at $2 billion, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 12 16.09.2020

Bakkt reports new record bitcoin-futures trading volume

On September 15, the daily volume of physically delivered bitcoin futures on Bakkt reached 15,955 BTC (more than $200 million at the time of the announcement or approximately $180 million at the time of publication).

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ForkLog 6 26.08.2020

Bakkt bitcoin-futures trading volume hits all-time high

On August 25, the trading volume of Bakkt's bitcoin futures reached $147.7 million, a new all-time high.

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ForkLog 4 05.08.2020

Bakkt’s daily bitcoin-futures volume exceeds previous high by 200%

Against the backdrop of last week's Bitcoin rally, the daily trading volume of cash-settled Bitcoin futures on the institutional Bakkt platform rose to a new high of $132 million. This is nearly 200% above the previous record of $42 million, according to Arcane Research.

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ForkLog 16 28.07.2020

Short liquidations of $500 million fuel Bitcoin rally to $11,000

Bitcoin price on Tuesday night reached a level not seen since September 6, 2019, at $11,417 (Bitstamp). One of the catalysts for the rally was the mass closing of short positions in Bitcoin derivatives, with total volumes exceeding $500 million.

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ForkLog 1772 01.08.2019

LedgerX Launches Physically-Settled Bitcoin Futures Ahead of Bakkt and ErisX

This story was updated on August 1, 13:55 UTC The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stated that LedgerX has “not yet been approved by the Commission” to offer physically settled bitcoin futures. Crypto derivatives provider LedgerX announced it has launched the first physically-settled Bitcoin futures contracts on the U.S. market. The contracts, which […]

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ForkLog 643 13.05.2019

Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Contracts Expected To Launch In July 2019

Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt has announced it is moving forward with its plans to launch physically-settled Bitcoin futures contracts. In an announcement on Monday, May 13, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)-backed company broke down the product, saying that it would be testing the products this summer.

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ForkLog 168 23.03.2019

CFTC is ‘Diligently’ Working on All Crypto-Related Applications, Including Bakkt

United States regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is actively working to approve multiple crypto-related applications, including for Bitcoin (BTC) futures from institutional trading platform Bakkt. As reported by Cointelegraph, a CFTC commissioner revealed the news in remarks to cryptocurrency news network Blocktv in an interview on March 19.

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ForkLog 711 31.12.2018

Bakkt Raises $182.5M Funding from Major VC Investors, Bitcoin Futures Platform Launch to be Delayed Again

Bakkt, the cryptocurrency platform by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has announced on the New Year’s Eve that is has completed its first round of funding, raising $182.5 million from 12 partners and investors.

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ForkLog 326 21.11.2018

Bakkt Sees Most Demand in Bitcoin as the Futures Platform Launch Delayed Until January 2019

On November 20, ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, announced the delay of the Bakkt Bitcoin futures market launch from December 12 to January 24, 2019.

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