Newly appointed senator Kelly Loeffler is to join the committee that oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, raising concerns of a possible conflict of interest.
Bakkt chief product officer Mike Blandina will take over as CEO following the departure of new Senator Kelly Loeffler.
Galaxy Digital is tapping Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Assets to store the bitcoin for its two new funds.
Bakkt aims to offer cash-settled bitcoin futures before 2020 to complement its physically settled contracts.
The ICE subsidiary plans to open up its bitcoin "warehouse" following approval from New York's financial watchdog.
Bitcoin might become "digital gold," but first it needs to be used more in everyday business, said the Intercontinental Exchange's chief executive.
Bakkt says it's launching a consumer app next year that will let customers pay crypto at Starbucks.
Bakkt plans to add options on its physically delivered bitcoin futures in December.
Crypto fund Galaxy Digital and OTC trader XBTO have conducted the first-ever block trade of Bakkt's bitcoin futures contract.
It’s way too soon to write off Bakkt, despite the bitcoin futures market’s disappointingly slow start, equity analysts at Oppenheimer & Co. said.
LedgerX claims former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo threatened the company for personal reasons, two letters obtained by CoinDesk reveal.
Leveraged and margin trading can help boost demand for an asset, increasing liquidity within a given market.
Bakkt COO Adam White said retail investors will be able to trade its newly launched bitcoin futures, which posted a lackluster first day.
Trading of Bakkt's physically-backed bitcoin futures kicked off today, with 28 contracts having changed hands so far.
Bakkt is finally launching Monday. Here’s what to expect from bitcoin’s first regulated, physically settled, institutionally focused futures market.