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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.

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Bakkt Acquires Crypto Custodian, Partners With BNY Mellon on Key Storage

Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt has acquired the Digital Asset Custody Company and is working with global bank BNY Mellon on crypto key storage.

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CFTC Chair Giancarlo Hints at What's Holding Back Bakkt's Bitcoin Futures

Speaking generally about crypto regulation, the CFTC’s chairman offered clues about the delay at bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt.

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Bakkt Exchange May Be Seeking New York License for Crypto Custody: Report

The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, ICE, is reportedly eyeing a New York license for its long-delayed crypto exchange Bakkt.

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LedgerX Reveals Bid to Beat Bakkt to Physical Bitcoin Futures Launch

Crypto derivatives provider LedgerX plans to become the first U.S. firm to offer physically settled bitcoin futures contracts.

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Bitcoin Futures Exchange Bakkt Hires PayPal, Google Vet as Product Chief

Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has brought Google Wallet and PayPal vet Mike Blandina as its chief product officer.

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Bakkt Taps Former IBM and Cisco Exec Tom Noonan to Chair Its Board

Bakkt has tapped Tom Noonan, a founder of multiple cybersecurity startups, to chair its new board.

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When Bakkt? Bitcoin Futures Market's Approval Appears Stuck in Limbo

More than six months since ICE revealed its vision for Bakkt, the bitcoin futures market is still awaiting regulatory approval.

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NYSE Parent ICE Anticipates Over $20 Million Spend on Bakkt This Year

NYSE parent firm Intercontinental Exchange is likely to spend over $20 million building its bitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt in 2019.

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Someone Is Impersonating Bitcoin Futures Platform Bakkt to Raise Money

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

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