Bakkt
Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop
Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff.
CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Trading Volume Hits 2020 Low - That's a Bullish Sign
Daily trading volume in bitcoin (BTC) futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) dropped to year-to-date lows on Friday.
Above $10K: CME Bitcoin Futures Hit 3.5-Month Highs
Bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose to multi-month highs, breaking above $10,000 early Friday.
Open Positions in Bakkt's Bitcoin Futures Jump to Record Highs
While bitcoin hit fresh three-month highs on Wednesday, open interest in monthly bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) Bakkt platform jumped to record highs.
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.
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.
Options Growth Will Ignite Innovation in the Bitcoin Market – But Not in the Way You Think
Richard Rosenblum, co-founder of GSR, points out the lackluster growth in listed options hides the real action taking place in OTC hedges.
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 30, 2020
Markets Daily is back with news of the day and clips of Democratic Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang's recent crypto comments.
Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt’s Bitcoin Options
Trading volumes in bitcoin options listed on the Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform have completely dried up, even while CME’s options product is seeing strong interest.
Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset
Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue.
