January 2, 2019 @ 1:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bakkt, a digital asset exchange that is an offshoot of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), has raised $182.5 million in their first funding round. The news was revealed in a New Year’s Eve blog post by Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler. ICE is the parent company of the… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 10:10 am By Cali Haan  |  

Nasdaq is proceeding with plans to list a Bitcoin futures product on its exchange despite Bitcoin’s waning fortunes in 2017, sources to Bloomberg say. Nasdaq hopes to have its Bitcoin futures market up and running by Q1 2018 and is working now to meet expectations at… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 4:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

The CEO of Bakkt, Kelly Loeffler, has written in a blog post that her company, Bakkt, is delaying the much-anticipated release of its daily Bitcoin futures product and crypto custodial warehouse until January 24th, 2019, “…subject to regulatory approval.” “We’ll continue to update you on our progress… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 7:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bakkt, a U.S.-based digital asset platform created by Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) the operator of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is set to begin trading this upcoming December. Bakkt is designed to enable consumers and institutions to seamlessly buy, sell, store and spend digital assets. The… Read More