NYSE-Owner ICE Sold Coinbase Stake for $1.2B
The NYSE participated in Coinbase’s Series C $75 million funding round in January 2015.
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Apr 30, 2021 at 11:21 a.m. UTC
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Crypto Company Bakkt Awarded Coveted BitLicense
Bakkt, the bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, has been awarded a BitLicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services that allows virtual currency activities. “The Hash” panel discusses what Bakkt might have planned for its new BitLicense.
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Mar 11, 2021 at 6:53 p.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2021
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ICE Spent 'Nearly $300M' Helping Bakkt Acquire Loyalty Firm Bridge2
ICE spent close to $300 million acquiring Bridge2 Solutions for Bakkt, CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said in an earnings call Thursday.
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Apr 30, 2020 at 4:17 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2020
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Bakkt Goes Live With Options, Cash-Settled Futures Products
Bakkt’s new options and cash-settled bitcoin futures products have just gone live, joining its three-month-old physical futures contracts.
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Dec 9, 2019 at 2:07 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2019
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It's Too Soon to Write Off Bakkt, Wall Street Analyst Tells ICE Investors
It’s way too soon to write off Bakkt, despite the bitcoin futures market’s disappointingly slow start, equity analysts at Oppenheimer & Co. said.
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Oct 2, 2019 at 7:05 p.m. UTC
Oct 2, 2019
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Bakkt Is Finally Launching Its Bitcoin Futures Today. Here's What to Expect
Bakkt is finally launching Monday. Here’s what to expect from bitcoin’s first regulated, physically settled, institutionally focused futures market.
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Sep 23, 2019 at 1:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 23, 2019
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Customers Can Deposit Bitcoin to Bakkt's Warehouse Starting Next Week
Bakkt said Wednesday it would start offering customers access to its secure bitcoin storage warehouse starting Sept. 6.
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Aug 28, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2019
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Bakkt Is Scheduled to Start Testing Its Bitcoin Futures Contracts Today
Bakkt is scheduled to begin testing its bitcoin futures contracts Monday, more than six months after its originally planned launch date.
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Jul 22, 2019 at 3:15 p.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2019
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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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Apr 18, 2019 at 1:35 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2019
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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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Feb 11, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2019