World's Biggest Stock Exchange Operator ICE To Launch A Bitcoin MarketIntercontinental Exchange (ICE) has made a very important announcement. ICE, the owner of the
New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) stated that it will list physically-settled bitcoin-related contracts (future contracts) and will form a new company with the goal of making
Bitcoin a mainstream financial asset.
On Friday, the ICE broke out this big announcement and revealed this new platform named
Bakkt. The associates of this platform is a collection of
some fantastic companies like
Microsoft, Starbucks, and BCG.
The platform Bakkt will combine with the ICE’s U.S futures market and also the clearinghouse. This combination will result in the listing of a physically-settled
one-day bitcoin product. This product will be launched in November as the regulatory approval is pending.
To quote the CEO of Bakkt, Kelly Loeffler,
“Bakkt is deigned to serve as a scalable on-ramp for institutional, merchant and consumer participation in digital assets by promoting greater efficiency, security and utility.” Adding more to it, the CEO stated, “ We are collaborating to build an open platform that helps unlock the transformative potential of digital assets across global markets and commerce.”
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Here to read what
Sprecher and
Loeffler speaks about their ambitious goal for
Bakkt in an interview with
Fortune.