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Trading Volume for Bakkt's Bitcoin Futures Hit Just $5 Million in First Week

Just 623 bitcoin futures contracts were traded during Bakkt's debut week.

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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Lines up Buyers for 'Initial Digital Offering'

Swiss stock exchange SIX's SDX blockchain platform has organized a consortium of institutions to back its "initial digital offering" set for mid-2020.

SIX Swiss Exchange is based in Zurich.

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Fidelity Digital Assets to Provide Custody for Bitcoin Derivatives Yield Fund

The Los Angeles-based Wave Financial has launched what it touts as the first crypto-derivatives-based yield fund on the market.

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Asian Institutions Are Finally Warming to Crypto Hedge Funds

Asian institutional investors are increasingly showing interest in allocating a small portion of their portfolios to crypto hedge funds.

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Bakkt's Slow Start Doesn't Mean Bitcoin Futures Have Flopped

The tepid reception to Bakkt's physically delivered futures contracts is not a surprise, nor does it mean they are a failure.

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Token Tech firm Securitize Raises $14 Million from Santander, MUFG

The SEC-regulated firm raised $14 million from notable investors across traditional and blockchain finance.

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Crypto Startup Sues Exchange Group for $500 Million Over Soured Deal

Paycase is suing TMX Group for $500 million after the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange canceled their deal to create crypto-related products.

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CoinShares to Lobby Against UK Ban on Crypto Exchange-Traded Notes

CoinShare's called the ban proposal of ETNs "unwarranted" and "not been properly thought out or considered."

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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Launches Digital Assets Exchange Prototype

SIX has launched a pilot version of SDX, its exchange and central securities depository (CSD) for digital assets.

SIX Swiss Exchange is based in Zurich.

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Seed CX Slashes Rates as Crypto Trading Fee War Looms

Cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX has cut fees as competition piles into the profitable crypto trading space.

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