Tagged: intercontinental exchange

September 10, 2021 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), an international provider of data, tech, and market infrastructure, reveals that it has introduced its weather forecast data on its ICE Connect platform. According to the announcement, ICE Connect users will be able to link streaming weather data to streaming… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt has introduced its own Visa debit card in order to maximize customers’ ability to spend digital assets, the company revealed on Tuesday (June 22, 2021). Bakkt Card lets clients use Bitcoin (BTC) for making online and in-store purchases, which should help with expanding the… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Bakkt, is the latest Fintech to become a publicly-traded firm via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC).  Bakkt is the creation of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. Bakkt is a regulated digital asset exchange that also provides… Read More

August 8, 2020 @ 6:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the owner of the world’s largest stock exchange, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with a market cap of around $23 trillion, has reportedly agreed to purchase Ellie Mae from Thoma Bravo. The deal values Ellie Mae, a mortgage finance software developer,… Read More

April 24, 2020 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mike Blandina, former CEO at Bakkt, the cryptocurrency trading desk owned by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), will be stepping down from his role just four months after his appointment. ICE’s management noted on April 23, 2020, that David Clifton, Bakkt’s vice president for mergers and… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 12:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paris-headquartered NeoXam, a financial data management and transaction software provider, has added ICE Data Services’ pricing and reference data to its “NeoXam DataHub,” an enterprise data management platform. ICE Data Services is part of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York… Read More

March 16, 2020 @ 1:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bakkt has raised $300 million in a funding round led by very big names including Microsoft’s M12, PayU, Boston Consulting Group, Goldfinch Partners, CMT Digital, and Pantera Capital. Of course, Bakkt’s sibling the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) participated as well. The Form D (506b) filed with… Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the world’s largest stock exchange, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with a market cap of almost $23 trillion, and also the owner of digital asset trading desk Bakkt, posted a record FY 2019, according to its fourth quarter… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and newly launched digital asset trading desk Bakkt, will be acquiring loyalty program provider Bridge2 Solutions, the firm confirmed on February 5. After the deal has been finalized (the terms of which have… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), one of the world’s largest derivatives and equities trading firms, has reportedly made giant online marketplace eBay a takeover offer that could value the company at well over $30 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. The companies have not yet held… Read More

January 23, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adam White, president at Bakkt, recently shared some details regarding a major development currently underway at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)-owned digital assets trading desk while attending a conference at Davos. White noted during a panel discussion held at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,… Read More

November 24, 2019 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) futures daily trading volumes on crypto-asset platform Bakkt recorded another all-time high, according to data obtained from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the trading desk’s parent company, which also owns the New York Stock Exchange. Over $20.3 million in Bitcoin futures contracts, or 2728… Read More

October 29, 2019 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Atlanta-based Bakkt, a digital asset trading desk launched by Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the owner of the $22.9 trillion New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is preparing to release a consumer-facing application to help retail consumers conduct crypto transactions, the company revealed on October 28. According to… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 7:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt, the highly anticipated cryptocurrency exchange backed by New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has officially launched.  The digital asset trading platform went live at 8 PM EST on September 22. Since its launch, 26 Bitcoin (BTC) in volume has been traded. Based… Read More

September 7, 2019 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset exchange and ecosystem Bakkt is nearing complete launch. Bakkt, part of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – a group that also owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), received the necessary regulatory approvals earlier this year. Bakkt proves a compliant platform that expects to… 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

August 3, 2018 @ 4:46 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A major announcement today from the owner of the New York stock exchange conveyed by Fortune magazine is being viewed as something of a blockbuster in crypto circles. Jeffry Sprecher, founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), is seeking approval for a venture ICE is… Read More