• Sen. Loeffler sells low
    If Sen. Kelly Loeffler did trade on inside information, she's paying a high price (Photo: U.S. Senate).
    Commentary,  Politics

    After insider trading fight, Sen. Loeffler sells low

    Former Bakkt CEO and current Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler blames ‘baseless attacks from political adversaries and the media’ for divesting stock holdings in a down market

    April 10, 2020 /

    Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler announced on April 8 that she and her husband were selling all of their stock holdings following weeks accusations of using her position for insider trading.

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  • Bakkt wallet on mobile phone
    Bakkt's payments app, coming soon to a Starbucks near... everyone. (Photo: Bakkt)
    Bitcoin,  Technology

    Bakkt to acquire loyalty program provider Bridge2 Solutions

    The bitcoin futures exchange wants to incorporate rewards points into a consumer app for everyday spending

    February 6, 2020 /

    Bakkt, the bitcoin futures exchange that launched last year, wants to integrate reward points, game tokens, and cryptocurrency into a mobile wallet that will allow consumers to spend them as dollars.

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  • Wall Street bull statue
    Will another options offering set loose the bitcoin bulls? (Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons)
    Bitcoin

    CME Group launches bitcoin options contracts

    The launch comes on the heels of rival exchange Bakkt’s launch of its own bitcoin options and cash-settled contracts in December

    January 13, 2020 /

    CME Group, one of the first regulated institutions to offer bitcoin futures, launched bitcoin options contracts today.

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  • Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been in office three days and she still hasn't set up a press page. Doesn't she know that the most dangerous place in Washington is supposed to be between a member of Congress and a camera? (via @GovKemp)
    Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been in office three days and still hasn't set up a press page. Doesn't she know that the most dangerous place in Washington is supposed to be between a member of Congress and a camera? (via @GovKemp)
    People,  Politics

    This is Awkward: Bakkt’s former CEO joins Senate committee overseeing CFTC

    Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who used to run bitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt was just appointed to a committee that oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. What’s she gonna do?

    January 8, 2020 /

    Former Bakkt CEO and current Senator Kelly Loeffler's membership on the committee overseeing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission presents a potential conflict of interest, but also gives the cryptocurrency industry a knowledgeable and friendly seat at the table.

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