Friday, March 14, 2025

Singapore: Bakkt to Launch Cash Settled Bitcoin Futures for Early December

Bakkt, an institutional derivatives platform, broke into the limelight with its plan to launch the first-ever physically settled Bitcoin futures contract. After the successful launch of said product, the company has confirmed they will be facilitating cash-settled futures on ICE Futures Singapore, November 22, 2019. Crypto Derivatives See Major Boost In September

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ICE Officially Confirms Dec. 9 Launch of Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s Bakkt platform has officially confirmed its forthcoming launch of a cash-settled Bitcoin (BTC) futures contract.In a news release published Nov. 22, ICE — the operator of 23 leading global exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange — revealed that the contract will be listed on

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Facebook’s Announcement of Libra Was ‘Ridiculously Stupid’

CEO of blockchain firm R3 has ridiculed the way Facebook introduced its yet-to-be-released Libra stablecoin.Skepticism surrounding Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin continues growing as David Rutter, the CEO of enterprise software firm R3, said that the announcement of Libra this summer was “ridiculously stupid,” Financial News reported on Nov. 18.“Really

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Cypherpunk Holdings Acquires 4.5% Stake in Firm Behind Privacy-Centric Wasabi Wallet

Tech investment company Cypherpunk Holdings has completed an equity investment worth $337,500 in zkSNACKs, the firm behind privacy-focused cryptocurrency wallet Wasabi.Cypherpunk announced the news in a Nov. 21 press release, specifying that it thus acquired a 4.5% stake in zkSnacks. With the acquisition, Cypherpunk’s chief investment officer Moe Adham

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