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CME Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures Up 100% Since Start of 2020

Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have doubled in the first few days of the year, as noted by data analytics firm Skew.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Bitcoin Futures Provider Bakkt Names Mike Blandina as New CEO, Adam White as President

Bakkt chief product officer Mike Blandina will take over as CEO following the departure of new Senator Kelly Loeffler.

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Markets

ErisX Takes on Bakkt With Launch of Physically Settled US Bitcoin Futures

ErisX plans to work with futures commission merchants and brokerages starting next year, allowing investors hoping to trade its physically settled bitcoin futures an alternative to Bakkt

ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Finance

France's New 'Napoleon Bitcoin Fund' Is Tied to CME's Cash-Settled Futures

French asset management firm Napoleon AM has launched a new fund tied to CME's cash-settled bitcoin futures.

Statue of Napoleon Bonaparte image via Shutterstock

Finance

State Street: 38% of Clients Will Put More Money into Digital Assets in 2020

The majority of asset managers that bank with State Street are interested in digital assets, but none have asked the global custodian to store them yet.

State Street bank

Markets

Bakkt in Discussions to Offer Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures in Singapore

Bakkt aims to offer cash-settled bitcoin futures before 2020 to complement its physically settled contracts.

Bakkt COO Adam White speaks at Invest: NYC 2019, photo by Zack Seward for CoinDesk

Markets

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.

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Markets

CME Reveals Details of Upcoming Bitcoin Options Contracts

CME Group revealed the product specifications for its bitcoin options contracts on Wednesday, targeting a 2020 launch.

Tim McCourt

Markets

Binance CEO: 'Russia Is Our Key Market'

Fans mobbed Binance's CEO like a rock star on his recent visit to Moscow. The warm feelings are mutual, with a big Russian expansion in the works.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. (Credit: Binance)

Markets

Bakkt to Launch Crypto 'Consumer App' in First Half of 2020

Bakkt says it's launching a consumer app next year that will let customers pay crypto at Starbucks.

Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler image via CoinDesk archives