The Intercontinental Exchange's pending bitcoin platform Bakkt plans to begin testing its two futures contracts on July 22 of this year.
In a blog post that likened Bakkt's launch to the Apollo 11 moon landing, chief operating officer Adam White wrote Thursday that the platform will "Initiate user acceptance testing" for its bitcoin futures contracts, which will be listed and traded by its parent company.
In addition to the date, ICE provided new details for Bakkt's monthly contract, as well as updated the contract specifications for its daily contract.
Both contracts will see a minimum price fluctuation of $2.50 per bitcoin.
Trades may be executed at $0.01 per bitcoin, with a listing cycle that can last for as long as 12 months or 70 consecutive eligible contract dates.
Final settlement for both contracts will be at the Bakkt Warehouse.
Stepping back, ICE announced last year that it would be launching physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.
Unlike cash-settled contracts, such as what CME Group offers, customers receive an actual bitcoin on the contract's expiration, and not the fiat equivalent to bitcoin's price.
The company first revealed last month it was self-certifying its futures contracts, which included a daily contract that was previously announced and a monthly contract that was not.
"Compared to other markets, institutional participation in crypto remains constrained due to limitations like market infrastructure and regulatory certainty. This results in lower trading volumes, liquidity, and price transparency than more established markets like ICE's Brent Crude futures contract, which has earned global trust in setting the world's price of crude oil."
Bakkt Reveals Bitcoin Futures Contract Details Ahead of July Test Date
gepubliceerd op Jun 13, 2019
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