Bakkt finalizes $155M acquisition of Apex Crypto

Bakkt has completed its acquisition of the integrated trading platform Apex Crypto, according to an announcement published by the former company on April 3. The post Bakkt finalizes $155M acquisition of Apex Crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bakkt claims to have no financial exposure to troubled crypto firms

Bakkt Holdings has revealed that it has no exposure to FTX, FTT, Alameda, Genesis, or companies that have halted activities due to the ongoing contagion in the crypto markets. The company made this known in a press release on November…

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Bakkt and Google partner to promote crypto payments

The partnership will see users of the Bakkt Visa card pay with crypto for…

The post Bakkt and Google partner to promote crypto payments appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Crypto is going public: Timing is key as Bakkt secures NYSE listing

As Bakkt prepares to be listed on the NYSE, even more crypto companies could be going public in the future.

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Crypto Community Reacts to Bakkt But Not all Are Bullish

The news that regulatory approval has finally been granted to Bakkt has generally been perceived as bullish for the industry. However, not all in the crypto community are convinced that it is the best thing for Bitcoin and its brethren.

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After $182M Funding Round, Crypto Platform Bakkt Makes Acquisition

Bakkt Acquires Assets Of RCG, Aims To Expand Crypto Offerings Although Bakkt, an up-and-coming, yet to be released Bitcoin platform backed by the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE parent company), recently pushed back its launch due to regulatory shortcomings, the startup has remained at the top of the crypto industry’s collective consciousness.

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Bakkt Crypto Trading Platform’s Postponement Will Delay Launch Of Institutional Investor Onboarding Ramp

Bakkt Postponement Will Delay Launch Of Institutional Crypto On-Ramp The launch of Bakkt has been one of the most-anticipated events in the crypto community over the past year. With Bakkt delayed once again, however, it seems the crypto community will have to wait for the institutional crypto on-ramp of the future. On December 31, Bakkt […]

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Bakkt Creates Buzz, Forecasts New Crypto Products Being Added To The Platform In The Future

Bakkt Creates Buzz, Claims Their Platform Will Lead To Many Future Bitcoin Investment Products Bakkt is one of the biggest news stories of the year for the crypto community. We already know about Bakkt’s primary crypto product scheduled to launch in early 2019.

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Why the TRON Community Believes Bakkt Should Consider TRX

The postponement of the launch of Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Contracts by Bakkt fell on the minds of crypto traders like a hammer on an anvil. This was due to the fact that many crypto traders and enthusiasts had marked the 12th of December as the date more institutional investors would jump into crypto investing with […] The post Why the TRON Community Believes Bakkt Should Consider TRX appeared first on Ethereum World News.

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Bakkt Continues Talks with Crypto Regulators, Adds Key Executive to the Team

A veteran and early employee of Coinbase is switching teams, moving to the up-and-coming cryptocurrency exchange platform, Bakkt. Adam White will be joining Bakkt as the exchange’s Chief Operating Officer, helping the platform to develop as it prepares for its imminent launch.

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Bakkt COO: Crypto Market Is Shifting, Institutions Will Enter

Bakkt Gives Status Update, Confirms Adam White News As reported by Ethereum World News last week, those familiar with the matter divulged that Adam White, Coinbase Institutional’s head, had unexpectedly left the San Francisco-based startup to join Bakkt, an up and coming crypto platform that has been endorsed by the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE’s parent company), […] The post Bakkt COO: Crypto Market Is Shifting, Institutions Will Enter appeared first on Ethereum World News.

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Bakkt CEO: We’re About To See A Cryptocurrency Revolution

The CEO of Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) forthcoming cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt has said she wants to deliver a “revolution” in the sector in a similar way to energy trading fifteen years ago.

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Fidelity Unveils New Institutional-Grade Cryptocurrency Investment Service

Fidelity Investments has launched a new business to allow its institutional clients to trade in digital currencies such as bitcoin, a press release reveals. Known as Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC, the company will purchase and sell cryptocurrencies for family offices, hedge funds and other monetary ventures.

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Former Coinbase Executive Joins Bakkt Amid Crypto Futures Launch, Massive Anticipation

For the first time in a blue moon, crypto startup Coinbase recently saw one of its executives exit company doors, so to speak. Although some greeted this announcement with pessimism, insiders claim that the executive in question is poised to continue his immersion in the cryptosphere.

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Signs That The Bitcoin Bulls Are Ready To Break Out

Here are a few of the most significant signs that the bulls are getting ready to break out and stampede on the markets. Five years ago, the industry didn’t have as many investors as we see today and most mainstream media wouldn’t have given any crypto related news the light of day.

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EU Based Extauri Joins NASDAQ, Bakkt in Race to Compliant Exchange

The next benchmark in cryptocurrency adoption will likely take place through the acceptance of compliant securities exchanges that offers crypto trading and investment alongside traditional securities.

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Crypto Exchange Bakkt CEO: Right Regulation Could Help Market Flourish

Kelly Loeffler, head of the upcoming US trading platform, made the remarks during the ongoing CFTC fintech conference in Washington.

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This Wall Street Backed Crypto Exchange Could Rival Bakkt

The Bakkt firm that is scheduled for launched on Wall Street in November, has been regarded as a game changer in the crypto-verse. Bakkt stands the chance of being the catalyst that will bring in the highly anticipated Institutional Investors by offering them a secure avenue to invest in Bitcoin (BTC) and other major cryptocurrencies.

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Institutional Investors Are Already Flooding The Bitcoin Market

Many believe that institutional investment is going to be the driving force for the next Bitcoin bull run, pushing Bitcoin to a new ATH. The general consensus is that this will be encouraged by the acceptance of a Bitcoin ETF application, such as those that are currently in the works at the United States SEC.

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Ethereum Futures Could Be Bigger Than Bakkt

With Bakkt hitting the headlines for their new Bitcoin Futures contracts announcement, LedgerX are now moving forward with their new Ethereum Futures project, one that could kickstart a new movement within Ethereum offerings, in the same way the first Bitcoin Futures contracts did at the end of 2017.

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Bakkt Have Made Their First Announcement, It’s A Big One Too

Bakkt is still promising to be the next big thing for Bitcoin. Bakkt promises to bring institutional cryptocurrency investment to the mainstream, shattering the dream of the traditional Bitcoin ETF and fostering a new culture of big, crypto investment, through a platform that has been designed to benefit everyone.

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Google to Partially Lift Cryptocurrency Ad Ban Starting In October

On Sept. 25, Google announced it would be updating its financial products and services policy to allow advertisements from regulated cryptocurrency exchanges from the United States and Japan starting in October.

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ICE’s Bakkt Officially Reveals First Crypto Product: Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Contracts

Bakkt Reveals First Crypto Product: Bitcoin Futures A tweet made on Tuesday, September 25, revealed that Bakkt’s first contracts will be that of Bitcoin futures, which will be backed against fiat currency.

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Could Bakkt Futures Contracts Announcement bring the Bulls?

Bakkt has announced on Twitter that their first Bitcoin futures contracts are coming.  In August, the International Stock Exchange or ICE, the owner of NYSE, the New York Stock Exchange, came together with Microsoft, Starbucks, and BCG to launch Bakkt.

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Bakkt Announces its First Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Contracts

In a major twitter announcement, the team at the highly anticipated Wall Street firm of Bakkt, informed the crypto and investing community, of its first physically settled Bitcoin futures contracts.

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Forget About The Bitcoin ETF, Remember Bakkt

With the Bitcoin ETF hype back in full swing, we want to take a moment to stop and remember that Bitcoin ETFs aren’t the only thing that promise to be the trigger needed to encourage institutional investment, the Bakkt project as announced in August is equally, if not more promising for the future of large scale institutional investment.

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Crypto Custody Services are Game Changers: ICE Bakkt, a Bitcoin ETF, Coinbase and Now Citigroup Are Coming

We’ve spent a lot of time talking about how a bitcoin ETF could send crypto prices skyrocketing. Bakkt and a Citigroup crypto custody service, however, could also play a significant role in future crypto price movements.

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How Bitcoin ETF, Bakkt, Citigroup Custody Will Determine Future of Crypto Price

The cryptocurrency markets are relatively flat, with most of the major cryptocurrency prices including Bitcoin trading up or down less than 1% on a 24-hour chart. Regardless of the current stability, there are some major events around the corner that will likely result in major volatility.

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Crypto Industry Experts Eye November for Bitcoin Passing $10,000 Again

Despite this year’s bear market affecting the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency space, leading thinkers remain optimistic about the long-term outlook. Many are looking to the launch of the Bakkt platform in November as a major catalyst for price rises before the end of the year.

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Which is Better for Bitcoin: ETF Approval or Bakkt by ICE and Starbucks

This past summer, the crypto community was hit with huge news: some of America’s largest corporations were teaming up to launch their own cryptocurrency exchange. Today, Bakkt is the biggest crypto news story nobody is paying attention to.

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Bakkt Exchange Could Increase Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds By Adding Trusted Price Information

Could New Crypto Startup Bakkt Be the Key to Bitcoin ETF Approval? Bakkt is a startup that aims to onboard customers to the world of crypto. A new report suggests that Bakkt, which is owned by the New York Stock Exchange, could help lead to the approval of the world’s first bitcoin ETF. That report […]

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Going After Institutional Investment: The Case of Bakkt and Coinbase

Coinbase and Bakkt have both released promissory statements that are effectively come-get-me’s for institutional investors. Published within hours of each other on August 20, 2018, both statements share a lot in common – wording, framing and a shared belief in institutional investment as the future of crypto trading.

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The Daily: Bakkt Won’t Offer Leverage, Congresswoman Holds Crypto

In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover stories about Intercontinental Exchange’s crypto trading platform Bakkt, which won’t be offering leverage or margin trading, and a US politician who has revealed she’s bought a couple of cryptocurrencies.

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Bakkt Sheds Light on Future Plans

The platform will not offer margin trading and will be different from existing crypto exchanges.

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Bakkt Is The Biggest Thing To Happen For BTC Institutional Adoption And Now The CEO Wants Us To Know More

August marked the launch of Bakkt, a new blockchain and cryptocurrency project that nurtures involvement from mainstream companies such as Microsoft and Starbucks. The essence of Bakkt is that it could inspire a great deal of institutional investment and could make things like Bitcoin ETF applications far more likely to be improved.

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Bakkt CEO Offers Greater Details About Upcoming Crypto Platform

Bakkt’s CEO offered greater details surrounding the upcoming cryptocurrency trading platform in a recent Medium post, including greater details about the principles of the new platform, and how those principles will set new standards for the cryptocurrency industry.

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Bakkt CEO Explains Services Of The Crypto Platform, Says Won’t Support Margin Trading

The CEO said that the physically-settled Bitcoin futures contracts would be completely pre-funded and won't provide the facility of margin trading. The post Bakkt CEO Explains Services Of The Crypto Platform, Says Won’t Support Margin Trading appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Bakkt CEO: Crypto Trading Platform Won't Support Margin Trading

Two weeks after ICE introduced Bakkt, a new digital assets platform, the latter's CEO has set out to explain what the service will offer consumers.

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Pantera Capital Already Raises Over $70 Million for Its Third Crypto Fund

Pantera Capital, one of the largest US-based institutional holders of cryptocurrencies, has already raised more than $70 million for its third crypto fund. And the first investment by Pantera Venture Fund III went to Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt.

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Pantera Capital Raises $71M in Third Crypto Fund; NYSE’s Bakkt is First Investment

Third Crypto Fund From Pantera Capital, Venture Fund III, Already Has 90 Investors And Over $71 Million Pantera Capital is becoming known for their constant efforts to develop cryptocurrency funds, and they have recently launched their third one.

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Pantera Capital Opens Third Crypto Venture Fund, $71M Raised So Far

Pantera Capital is looking for investors for its third crypto venture fund. The first investment is in Bakkt, the new project backed by a lot of high-profile names, including the NYSE parent company.

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ICE CEO Jeff Sprecher’s FOMO For Bitcoin Profits Helped Spark Bakkt Crypto Trading Platform Creation

Jeff Sprecher’s FOMO On Bitcoin Profits Might Have Helped His Decision To Create Bakkt Jeff Sprecher, ICE, and Bakkt have become common names in and around the crypto ecosystem. The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced the launch of Bakkt, a new digital asset platform.

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How ICE Bakkt Crypto Trading Platform Could be Institutional Investors Gateway

Bakkt Trading Platform Could Spark Institutional Interest As the cryptocurrency community continues to vie for the attention of Wall Street, new platforms for day trading are being released every day.

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Tom Lee Claims Coinbase Will Lose Popularity to ICE’s Bakkt Crypto Platform

Tom Lee of Fundstrat has something to say about the new ICE’s Bakkt and its superiority to nearly every other cryptocurrency exchange, available on the market. Bakkt is set for launch as of August 3rd, the day the announcement was made.

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This Experts Advice: Shut Up About ETFs And Get Excited About Bakkt

Bakkt is a new cryptocurrency venture that is tapping into the expertise of numerous brands and companies, in order to explore blockchain technology and create a game changing landscape for the future of the markets.

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Bitcoin and the NYSE — unpacking Bakkt’s BIG plans

By creating a federally-regulated crypto ecosystem, industry giants aim to make bitcoin a trusted global currency 

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Another Development In The Bitcoin/Starbucks Saga

This week has seen the announcement of Bakkt, a new crypto-venture which sees the involvement of a large number of popular, mainstream brands, including Microsoft and Starbucks. This of course had initiated rumours that Starbucks would use this as an opportunity to start accepting Bitcoin payments at some of their 27,000 + outlets, worldwide.

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Goldman Sachs Could Have a Crypto Custody Service in the Works

One of the world’s largest investment banks may soon bring cryptocurrencies into its trillion-dollar investment fold. Goldman Sachs is allegedly devising a cryptocurrency custody service, individuals familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

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How ICE Bakkt Crypto Platform Could Lead to Poor Banking Practices Inside Ecosystem

ICE’s “Bakkt” Might Bring Poor Banking Practices To Crypto Ecosystem Intercontinental Exchange [ICE] recently announced the development of ‘Bakkt’ which Wall Street professional considers a concerning factor.

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