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BTC Options Open Interest Surges, Traders Look to an Unfilled Bitcoin Futures Gap at $18K
15.11.2020
Bitcoin prices have been volatile during the last few weeks, but have managed to climb higher in value at the same time. This week bitcoin derivatives markets, specifically futures and options, show that crypto asset traders should expect more swings going forward. Some traders believe that...
CME’s Bitcoin Futures Rise Suggests Institutional Investors Are Starting to Swarm Toward Crypto
24.10.2020
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has become the second-largest derivatives market for bitcoin futures in terms of open interest. The popular exchange has seen an influx of demand since the recent Paypal announcement and the Bitmex debacle as well. Data shows that the Bitcoin Mercantile...
Record-high Bakkt Bitcoin delivery exposes institutional frenzy for BTC
16.10.2020
Bakkt recorded an all-time high Bitcoin delivery in October, demonstrating a clear spike in institutional demand for BTC
97% of People Consulted by UK Financial Regulator Opposed Crypto Derivatives Ban
8.10.2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on crypto derivatives sales to retail investors has set tongues wagging. It is no mystery. After a consultation process that closed Oct. 3, 2019, with 97% of participants opposed to the prohibition, the U.K. financial regulator still proceeded to issue...
Turbulent Crypto Markets Expected – 87K Worth of Bitcoin Options Set to Expire on Friday
21.9.2020
Markets are expected to be volatile this week, as a great number of bitcoin and ethereum options are set to expire this Friday. Data shows more than 87,000 bitcoin options will expire and 77% of the action is held on the Deribit exchange. U.S. stocks dropped hard on Monday, as the Dow Jones...
New Bitcoin bull run? Whales and institutions accumulating, data shows
19.9.2020
Data shows whales are not selling large amounts of Bitcoin at the current BTC price and institutions are accumulating BTC
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Daily Trading Volume Hits Record High
16.9.2020
Trading volume in physically delivered bitcoin futures listed on Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform surged to record highs on Tuesday
Bakkt Bitcoin futures smashes daily volume record by 36%
16.9.2020
Despite the milestone, Bakkt’s future volumes pale in comparison to those of top crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi
Bakkt Futures Volume Up on Institutional Trading; Its President Slams Offshore Options
27.8.2020
Institutional interest is driving Bakkt's bitcoin futures volumes up, but its options market has remained quiet
US Democrats Want Info on Confiscated Crypto, Bakkt's Record + More News
26.8.2020
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US congressmen Josh Gottheimer and Emanuel Cleaver, both from the Democratic party, have requested the Trump administration...
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Smashes Records Two Days Running
29.7.2020
Bakkt breaks another record with more than 11,700 Bitcoin futures contracts traded on Tuesday
Bakkt Futures Volume Hits $122 million, as Bitcoin Reached New 11-Month High
29.7.2020
Volumes on bitcoin futures offered by Bakkt set a record high on July 27, with 11,500 contracts traded on the institutional exchange. Altogether, the contracts are worth about $126 million, at the time of writing. Each contract is equivalent to one bitcoin (BTC). Total open interest –...
No One Has Traded Bitcoin Options on Bakkt for Over a Month: Deribit Continues to Dominate
23.7.2020
Open interest for Bakkt's bitcoin options market has stayed at $0 since June 15
Experts Debate Bitcoin Price Volatility as $675M in BTC Options Expire
26.6.2020
$675 million worth of Bitcoin options is expiring today. Experts explain its potential impact on Bitcoin’s price
BlockFi Taps Defense Department, Microsoft Alum as Security Chief
16.6.2020
BlockFi is adding a former Bakkt and Microsoft employee to their lineup to take charge of the firm's security
Bakkt and Galaxy Digital Team-Up on New Institutional Offering
11.6.2020
Galaxy Digital’s trading engine will be paired with Bakkt’s custody services in a collaborative effort to meet institutional demand for Bitcoin
Bakkt, Galaxy Digital to Offer Joint Bitcoin Custody Solution for Institutions
10.6.2020
Bakkt and Galaxy Digital plan to offer a "white glove" trading and custody solution targeting institutions this year
Former Bakkt CEO Faces Stiff Competition in November Special Election
10.6.2020
Though former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler’s Georgia Senate seat faces no risk in the June 9 primary, everything is up for grabs in November
Bakkt Physical Bitcoin Futures Beat Cash Ahead of Major CME Expiry
27.5.2020
Volumes for Bakkt’s futures delivered in BTC are trumping fiat settlements as markets rise to fill a days-old CME gap
Blockchain Bites: a16z’s Cyclic Crypto Thinking and Grin’s Grim Outlook
18.5.2020
FalconX brought in an equivalent to Facebook's 2005 Series A while Grin flounders and a16z asks if crypto's on the cusp of a boom period