Bakkt Exchange Hit All-time-high As Bitcoin Price Was In Free Fall

Bitcoin (BTC) futures volumes on digital asset platform Bakkt have hit a brand new all-time excessive, with 452 BTC futures contracts traded at press time.

Per historic knowledge from Intercontinental Trade (ICE) — the operator of Bakkt — at this time the platform has traded 441 Bitcoin futures contracts for November 2019, with the final recorded buying and selling value settling at $7,400 per Bitcoin. 11 futures contracts for December have been offered, with the final recorded buying and selling value at $7,407.

Twitter account Bakkt Quantity Bot, which carries out reside monitoring on the platform, indicated that the quantity of BTC futures contracts is forecasted to achieve 1,089 BTC by the tip of the day.

EToro senior analyst Mati Greenspan additionally famous the contract quantity surge earlier within the day. “Bakkt buying and selling quantity hits a file excessive. 334 BTC and counting,” Greenspan tweeted.

Earlier in October, ICE executed the primary block commerce of Bakkt Bitcoin futures contracts. ICE specified that the commerce was executed between digital belongings service provider financial institution Galaxy Digital and crypto funding agency XBTO, and cleared by agricultural commodities service provider ED&F Man. XBTO commented on the deal: “Final week, we purchased the primary Bakkt Bitcoin Every day Futures contract and took the primary bodily supply of a digital asset below current commodity futures legal guidelines and laws. This week, we executed the primary block commerce. We’re happy to report that the launch was profitable and might accommodate massive trades.” #bitcoinnews #cryptoworld #cryptomarket #cryptomeme #bitcoinasia #bitcoincharts #cryptocurrencies #monero #bitcointechnology #bitcoinsallday #cryptonews #crypto #blockchain #cryptocurrency #ethereum #binance #coinbase