CME Bitcoin Options launch to strong interest
CME Group successfully launched Bitcoin options trading on its derivatives exchange this week. Investors, Bitcoin companies, and miners can now hedge or speculate on the price of BTC using regulated Bitcoin options.
Bitcoin’s explosive weekend sets up an intriguing Q4
After several bearish weeks, Bitcoin made a convincing comeback over the weekend — rocketing from under $7,500 to a high above $10,000 in just a few hours on October 25th taking the market by surprise and setting up an intriguing last quarter.
Bitcoin plunges after underwhelming Bakkt launch
The tight range that Bitcoin has coiled in over the last few weeks suddenly broke down on Tuesday evening as technical and fundamental factors combined to trigger a drop of 15 percent.
Crypto custody market heats up as Coinbase buys Xapo
Financial giants and crypto startups are battling it out for a share of the growing crypto custody industry which promises to boost the market by making this new class of assets available to institutional investors.
Bakkt gets the green light
Bakkt has announced a launch date for its long-anticipated platform for physically delivered Bitcoin Futures. Having secured the necessary approvals, the launch is planned for September 23, just one month away.
Bakkt set for launch in Q3: Bullish for Bitcoin?
Wall Street’s crypto asset venture, Bakkt, is aiming to launch its bitcoin futures trading platform in Q3/2019. Analysts expect the highly anticipated Intercontinental Exchange-backed platform will attract new flows of institutional money into the industry.
Green light for physically-backed Bitcoin derivatives
This week derivatives exchanges LedgerX and ErisX were given the green light to offer physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts, beating VanEck and Bakkt to market.
If money follows talent, crypto has a bright future
Follow the talent. Smart investors know that boom markets attract a wave of top talent, chasing new money. In the past 12 to 18 months, there has been an exodus of high-level staff from the traditional financial industry to crypto startups. Will institutional money follow?
Bakkt buys crypto asset custody company
Bakkt has acquired crypto custodian, Digital Asset Custody Company, and partnered with custodial bank, BNY Mellon. These developments are part of its strategy to provide a fully regulated, end-to-end crypto asset custody and trading ecosystem for institutional investors.
Jumping In: Institutional investment in crypto is ramping up
Although 2019 got off to a bumpy start, steady progress is being made at the institutional end of the blockchain and cryptocurrency investment spectrum.
Bakkt postponement delays crypto institutional onramp
Bakkt is on hold again, but when it does launch, how will it enable traditional investment firms to onboard their institutional clients — and are there alternatives to Bakkt for retail investors?
Predictions 2019: 3 potential triggers for the next Bitcoin bull run
After tracking sideways for months the bitcoin price has slid dramatically during November. For newcomers to the sector this was no doubt a jarring event but in reality, it is just a continuation of the number one crypto’s cyclical rise and fall. It will go up again — it always does. The real question to ask is why — what catalyst will it take to trigger the next bull run? This article assesses the three most likely contenders for that role.
Word on the Street: BCH price bump coincides with Bitmain IPO filing
The spread between the price of bitcoin and bitcoin cash closes below historical average over the past few months as Bitmain IPO prospectus is disclosed on Wednesday and bitcoin cross-border payment platform Veem gets investment injection from Goldman Sachs.
