ICE

Brent Crude Oil Futures Now Tradable on DeFi Exchange Synthetix

One of two global oil benchmarks, Brent Crude Futures are now available through DeFi exchange Synthetix.

Tech  ·  12 November 2020

Ex-Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Got $9M Payout as She Left for US Senate: Report

Senator Kelly Loeffler received the hefty payout from her husband's company, Intercontinental Exchange, as she left bitcoin company Bakkt to take up her political position.

Business  ·  7 May 2020
Bakkt

ICE Pushes Back on Claim Ex-Bakkt CEO Dumped Stocks After Senate COVID Briefing

U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler and her husband sold up to $3.5 million in stock after a Jan. 24 briefing on COVID-19, but ICE says the transactions were conducted by financial advisors who had no input from the two.

News  ·  20 March 2020
Earnings Call

ICE CEO: New Acquisition Opens Trillion-Dollar Market for Bakkt

Bakkt's pending acquisition of Bridge2 Solutions, a loyalty program marketplace, will "expand Bakkt's presence across an asset class that today spans over $1 trillion in value," says its parent firm ICE's CEO, Jeffrey Sprecher.

News  ·  6 February 2020
Applications

ICE Snaps Up Loyalty Program Provider Bridge2 to Boost Bakkt’s Consumer Play

Intercontinental Exchange, Bakkt's parent firm, has acquired loyalty services provider Bridge2 Solutions to boost Bakkt's efforts to build a consumer-focused crypto payments app.

News  ·  5 February 2020
Regulation

Former Bakkt CEO to Help Oversee CFTC in Congress

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 January 2020
Bitcoin Options

Bitcoin Needs ‘Real Use Cases’ to Become Digital Gold, Says ICE Chief

Bitcoin might become "digital gold," but first it needs to be used more in everyday business, said the Intercontinental Exchange's chief executive.

Markets  ·  31 October 2019
Bitcoin

Bakkt Exchange’s Bitcoin Futures See Slow Start on First Day of Trading

Trading of Bakkt's physically-backed bitcoin futures kicked off today, with 28 contracts having changed hands so far.

Markets  ·  23 September 2019
ErisX

ICE CEO: Bakkt Will Launch Bitcoin Futures In ‘Very Near Future’

ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said Bakkt will launch its physically-settled bitcoin futures soon, subject to regulatory approval.

Markets  ·  1 August 2019
Bakkt

Crypto ‘Winter’ Is Giving Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Plan a Boost, ICE Chief Says

ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher says crypto winter has been "helpful" to bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt by letting it buy firms on the cheap.

Markets  ·  2 May 2019
IPOs

New Security Token Exchange ABE Wants to Bring Back Small-Cap IPOs

A new security token trading venture is coming out of stealth mode with a novel strategy to help small U.S. companies go public at a lower cost.

Business  ·  6 March 2019
Scams

Someone Is Impersonating Bitcoin Futures Platfom Bakkt to Raise Money

There's a website out there masquerading as Bakkt in an apparent attempt to bilk people out of their bitcoin.

Markets  ·  7 February 2019
Bitcoin

ICE Founder: ‘We’re Kind of Agnostic’ on Bitcoin’s Price

ICE founder and chairman Jeffrey Sprecher and Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler took to the stage during CoinDesk's Consensus: Invest event on Tuesday.

Markets  ·  27 November 2018
Bitcoin Futures

ICE’s Bakkt Delays Bitcoin Futures Launch

Bakkt has delayed the launch of its bitcoin futures launch to January 2019.

Markets  ·  20 November 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Futures Could Go Live on ICE’s Crypto Trading Platform in December

The new Bakkt exchange will list bitcoin futures in December, pending regulatory approval.

Markets  ·  22 October 2018