#NYSE News

USDC Backer Circle to Go Public in SPAC Deal

USDC-Operator Circle Plans to go Public, Valued at $4.5 billion

July 8, 2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at Altcoins

As Circle plans to go public, the operator of one of the world’s fastest-growing stablecoin—USDC-- is now valued at a whopping $4.5 billion, a press release on July 8 indicates. Concord and Circle Join Hands The stablecoin backer will combine business with Concord Acquisition Corp, an NYSE-listed special purpose vehicle (SPV)...

Bakkt Confirms Launch of Futures on September 23

Bakkt Confirms Bitcoin Futures Testing has Begun

July 23, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

After long delays due to regulatory scrutiny, the Bakkt futures platform from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has confirmed that product testing has started. As per a tweet from the company, daily and monthly futures will begin testing with participants from all over the world, July 22, 2019. Long-Awaited Announcement When...

Bakkt Launch Set for July, Testing to Start Soon

May 14, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Adoption, Bitcoin, Finance, Investment, News

The much-awaited launch of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) backed Bakkt has been confirmed by the company for July 2019. In an announcement on 13 May 2019, Bakkt revealed they will be starting user acceptance tests soon and aim to bring a new level of efficiency to the crypto market. It's...

Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Contracts to go Live in December

October 25, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News, Platform, Tech

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which is the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced that its recently established cryptocurrency exchange, Bakkt, will launch physically-settled daily bitcoin futures contracts on December 12, 2018, according to a notice by ICE on October 22, 2018. Bitcoin Futures Gets December Launch As...

Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Contracts Launching in December 2018

October 24, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Finance, Investment, News, Platform

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which is the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced that it's recently established cryptocurrency exchange, Bakkt will launch its physically-settled daily bitcoin futures contracts on December 12, 2018, according to a notice by ICE on October 22, 2018. Bitcoin Futures Gets December Launch...

AAATrade CryptoExchange Launches Cryptocurrency Trading App for Mobile Devices

September 28, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Mining, News, Platform, Tech

In a bid to offer clients more convenient cryptocurrency trading services, CryptoExchange, a digital assets trading platform owned by the AAATrade CySEC-regulated Investment firm, has now launched a beta mobile app to enable bitcoin and altcoin traders do business on the go, according to a Finance Magnates report on September 26,...

The SEC Stalls, Bitcoin Drops, but Dan Morehead Stays Optimistic

August 10, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Bitcoin, Commentary, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed its decision that would allow bitcoin to be considered an exchange-traded fund (ETF) which prompted Dan Morehead of the hedge fund Pantera CEO to state that investors are overreacting to the news of a delay on August 8, 2018. The Power of the...

Bakkt Tie-Up with Starbucks is Materialising into a Potential Showstopper

ICE Announces Bitcoin Venture with Starbucks and Microsoft

August 4, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Bitcoin, Exchange, News

Intercontinental Exchange, one of the world's largest exchanges has teamed up with Starbucks to integrate bitcoin into global commerce. ICE has created a new company "Bakkt" to pursue this new initiative according to an announcement on August 3, 2018. The Beginning of a new era - Bakkt Bakkt aims to “create an...