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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
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
Bakkt Announces New Insurance Coverage, Claims More Than 70 Custody Clients
18.5.2020
Bakkt has onboarded 70 clients to its custody services, and signed a deal with insurance broker Marsh to provide customers with an optional extra $500 million of coverage
Former Bakkt CEO Hands Documents to DoJ Amid Insider Trading Controversy
16.5.2020
Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler sent documentation concerning her stock trades to the Justice Department amid insider trading accusations
Ex-Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Got $9M Payout as She Left for US Senate: Report
7.5.2020
Senator Kelly Loeffler received the hefty payout from her husband's company, Intercontinental Exchange, as she left bitcoin company Bakkt to take up her political position
ICE Paid Loeffler $9 Million Bonus Right Before She Entered the Senate
6.5.2020
Financial statement reviews show the Intercontinental Exchange, or ICE, gifted U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler millions during her departure from its daughter company, Bakkt
US Senator Loeffler Reports 2019 Income of $3.5M From Role as CEO of Bakkt
4.5.2020
US Senator and former Bakkt CEO finally filed her financial disclosures after a four-month extension and an insider trading scandal, revealing that she is very rich indeed
Former Bakkt CEO and Current US Senator Loeffler Sees 20% Approval Among Voters
1.5.2020
Senator Kelly Loeffler, formerly CEO of Bakkt and currently a member of the task force to reopen the U.S., sees plummeting approval ratings
ICE Spent ‘Nearly $300M’ Helping Bakkt Acquire Loyalty Firm Bridge2
30.4.2020
ICE spent close to $300 million acquiring Bridge2 Solutions for Bakkt, CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said in an earnings call Thursday
Bakkt’s New CEO Steps Down After Only 4 Months
23.4.2020
Following departure of Bakkt’s CEO, new leadership will focus on integrating Bridge2 Solutions
Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina Steps Down 4 Months After Taking Role
23.4.2020
Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s CEO since December 2019, will be stepping down from the role, CoinDesk has learned