
Bakkt announces bitcoin futures platform backed by ICE
Intercontinental Exchange has announced the formation of Bakkt, a software platform designed to manage digital assets through physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.
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Intercontinental Exchange has announced the formation of Bakkt, a software platform designed to manage digital assets through physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.

BitMEX has emerged as one of the world's largest cryptocurrency futures exchanges, processing over $2 billion in average daily crypto trades and serving as the primary venue for bitcoin derivatives trading.

CME Group has begun Bitcoin futures trading on the Globex platform, with the January 2018 contract opening above $20,000 before settling at lower levels.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange has launched Bitcoin futures trading, beating CME Group to market and providing the first regulated cryptocurrency derivatives product for institutional investors.

CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, has announced plans to launch Bitcoin futures contracts by year-end 2017, pending regulatory approval.