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Bakkt Completes First Round of Funding With $182.5 Million

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Intercontinental Exchange’s upcoming cryptocurrency trading platform, Bakkt, has raised $182.5 million from a dozen investors. The funds will help develop an institutional-grade regulated crypto exchange, clearing and warehousing services for physical delivery and storage. The company now expects to provide an updated timeline on launching bitcoin daily futures contracts in early 2019. Also Read: Israeli … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Slinks Back a Bit Following Coinbase CEO Warning

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Bitcoin – the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap – is now trading for just shy of $6,400 at press time. This is a little over $100 less than where it stood 24 hours ago. Bitcoin is likely scaling back a bit following some harsh comments from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. As the head of … Read more

Why a Respected Analyst Believes Institutional Investors Will Not Commit to Crypto in 2018

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Gabor Gurbacs, the director of digital assets at VanEck, recently said it remains uncertain whether institutional investors will commit to crypto in 2018, due to the regulatory burden on the asset class. Price Isn’t Reacting to Positive News Since early August, the cryptocurrency sector has seen some of the most positive developments in the industry’s … Read more

Tinder CTO: Millennials Prefer to Invest in Crypto, Don’t Trust Banks

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Brian Norgard, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of popular dating app Tinder and an early stage investor in SpaceX and Tesla, has stated that millennials prefer to invest in crypto rather than reserve currencies and conventional assets. Citing a report from CB Insights, Norgard listed the following as being “Millennial investing patterns & preferences”: Low fees … Read more