Bitcoin futures market Bakkt intends to expand from its current physically-settled offerings to cash-settled futures before 2020.
Bakkt COO Adam White announced during CoinDesk's Invest: NYC conference that the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) subsidiary is working on adding the product.
According to sources familiar with the plan, the new cash-settled monthly futures are to be offered through ICE Clear Singapore, the company's Singapore-based clearinghouse, and traded on ICE Futures Singapore.

CoinNess.com now delivers a special report featuring the closing prices of the U.S. blockchain stocks at the end of the day.
NYSE Bundle:
Eastman Kodak Company (KODK): $2.44, -7.92%;
IBM Common Stock (IBM): $135.59, +0.11%;
Accenture Plc (ACN): $191.43, +0.73%;
Square Inc (SQ): $61.54, -3.47%;
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): $129.16, -0.56%.
NASDAQ Bundle:
Overstock.com (OSTK): $7.78, -17.41%;
Marathon Patent Group Inc (MARA): $1.26, +1.61%;
RIOT Blockchain Inc (RIOT): $1.52, -0.65%.

Citing data from Binance, BTC just surged above the 8,800 USDT level, rising to 8,824.24 USDT. Currently, BTC marks 8,795.18 USDT.
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Justin Sun, founder of crypto platform TRON, is part of the investor group that recently acquired Poloniex from payment company Circle, after denying his involvement initially.
Speaking at a joint TRON-Poloniex event live-streamed over Twitter on Tuesday (Nov 12), Sun said TRON was among several investors in the exchange, but the exchange is operated independently from his company.

BitGo is processing more than 20% of Bitcoin transactions, the company said at CoinDesk's Invest: NYC conference.
The announcement by the crypto custodian and issuer of hot and cold storage wallets means that a sizable share of on-chain transactions pass through its services, a sign of consolidation, and power, in the crypto space.
It also raises questions about market collapse: If BitGo goes down, would those assets be at risk? But when asked that question directly, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe, on stage at "The Shape of Things to Come: Crypto Custody in a Proof-of-Stake World" panel, said there was nothing to fear.
"The big thing we do is try to remove single points of failure," Belshe said. BitGo's multi-signature key system secures assets, even if one layer gets breached – the clients hold the keys, he said.

Three hackers have come up in two days with an innovative project that connects the Ethereum blockchain to Google systems, allowing users to send ETH to an email address and through that email address to another one.
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According to Skew markets, the BTC Options volume of November 12 was only $10.1 million, which was the least over the past seven days. The Options volume on November 8 was $70 million and Bitcoin's price on the same date was relatively lower than the valuation at press time.
A decrease in Options volume suggested that potential traders were hesitant to enter the BTC market presently. However, despite the falling Options volume, some major bullish sentiment was prevalent in the market.
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As of 18:20 (UTC) on Nov 12, the global price index of Bitcoin (BTC) is fluctuating above the $8,700 level. At present, the coin marks $8,760.35 with a decrease of 0.09% in the past 24 hours.
The CoinNess.com Bullish vs. Bearish Indicator shows our four-hour technical bias on BTC is "Sell" with 10 indicators sending out selling signals, five showing neutral signals, and three indicating buying signals.
The broad market is trading sideways, with 51 out of Top 100 cryptos by market cap rising.
The global market cap reads $239.36 billion, and the 24-hour trading volume is $68.98 billion.
Major Coins
1. BTC quotes show 8,749.09 USDT on Binance, $8,766.10 on Bitfinex, and $8,736.09 on Coinbase Pro;
2. CoinNess.com Market Index presents quotes for major cryptocurrencies besides BTC as following: ETH marks $185.75 (-0.31%); XRP marks $0.2717 (-1.38%); BCH marks $287.68 (-0.59%); LTC marks $61.40 (-1.49%); EOS marks $3.49 (+0.47%); ETC marks $4.90 (-0.51%).
Top 3 Gainers and Losers in Cryptocurrencies
1. Top 3 gainers among Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap: VET (+15.69%), KMD (+11.20%), and BCN (+8.86%);
2. Top 3 losers among Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap: DX (-25.85%), ATOM (-5.31%), and XLM (-3.33%).
Top 3 Gainers and Losers in Categories
1. Top 3 gainers among 24 categories: Artificial Intelligence (+9.54%), Block Service (+7.20%), and Side Chain Concept (+4.80%);
2. Top 3 losers among 24 categories: Sharing Economy (-2.47%), DApp Platform (-0.76%), and Asset Anchoring (-0.56%).
Cap Flows of Coins/Exchanges
1. Top 3 capital inflows within the last 24 hours: BTC (+$185.47 mln), ETH (+$59.68 mln), and ZB (+$50.05 mln);
2. Top 3 capital outflows within the last 24 hours: XRP (-$59.96 mln), TMTG (-$49.79 mln), and EOS (-$42.88 mln);
3. Net inflows/outflows of exchanges: Binance (-$3.29 mln), Bitfinex (-$3.23 mln), and Coinbase Pro (-$3.45 mln).

The American social media giant Facebook has just announced a new payment product known as Facebook Pay.
According to the recent announcement by Facebook, Facebook Pay will enable its users to use a single payment method for all purchases on Facebook and its other social media platforms, including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Within the announcement, Facebook was careful to note that Facebook Pay is built on top of its pre-existing infrastructure and partnerships, and is a completely separate entity from its upcoming cryptocurrency-based Calibra wallet.

Recently, ConsenSys published the Singapore Blockchain Ecosystem 2019 report, a report which addressed the nation's blockchain landscape. The report was co-authored by Temasek, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Infocomm Media Development Authority.
It stated that Singapore's blockchain market spending has the potential to reach $1.9 – $2.6 billion by 2030, and that blockchain has the potential to improve the process of capital raising and investing. Additionally, the report said that 56% of the world's top 50 universities offer at least one course on cryptocurrency or blockchain, representing a 23% increase from last year. The National University of Singapore was ranked 10th in terms of the number of cryptocurrency-related courses, it said.

Justin Sun, founder of TRON Foundation, reveals on Weibo that TronTV has partnered with VideoElephant, a video content library that provides high quality, brand-safe premium videos to online web publishers and video platforms, to work on the video content license.

An arrested Deepdotweb admin has refuted claims that he'd earned 8,000 BTC (worth $15.5 million at the time) through an affiliate marketing scheme for dark web marketplaces, Bitcoin News reports.
Earlier this year, a co-ordinated police effort led to the arrest of several individuals around the world for their role in maintaining Deepdotweb, a dark web portal. It prominently featured an index of dark web marketplaces, including reviews.

Monitored by CoinNess, there are 90 crypto holders suffering liquidation in the past 30 minutes, referring to a total of $23.62 million in cryptocurrencies. Among them, $23.58 mln was covered by Bitcoin.

Diginex, a blockchain technology financial services company, announced the launch of Digivault, which will offer institutional-grade cryptocurrency custody. The product will provide enterprise-grade security, operate to global standards and provide a secure means of processing and storing digital assets.
Digivault will implement a vaulted cold storage solution for a range of digital asset holdings including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) through its Kelvin offering.

The Central Bank of Tunisia is denying reports that it has launched a digital currency. In a sweeping rejection published this week the central bank quashed "unfounded" rumors that it had become the first monetary authority to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), asserting instead that an unaffiliated "proof of concept" project was taken "out of context": "The [Central Bank of Tunisia] has not engaged any relationship, of any kind, with any national or foreign provider with the aim of creating any digital currency."
It did admit that it is considering a CBDC, as it says it is studying "all existing alternatives." But there are no immediate plans for an E-Dinar to go live. "The bank is studying the opportunities and risks inherent in these new technologies, particularly in terms of cyber security and financial stability."

Google has entered a new partnership with one of the largest health providers in the U.S. to gather detailed medical records on millions of patients across the country without their knowledge, which has been a secret project the firm tried to keep under wraps.
It is dubbed "Project Nightingale," which has been a secretive program brought together Google and healthcare giant Ascension, as they collect medical records on patients across 21 states, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The data sharing commenced last year, and has only accelerated in recent months.

Dan Conway released "Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire: My Unlikely Escape from Corporate America" on September 9th. The memoir chronicles his days of misery in Silicon Valley to elation as an Ethereum investor during the cryptocurrency's wild ride from $14 to over $1,000.

Regulated blockchain company Paxos has launched a product allowing crypto exchange customers to more easily fund their accounts with traditional money.
With its new Fiat Gateway service, Paxos said that users will be able to execute simple swaps between U.S. dollars and stablecoins, including the firm's own Paxos Standard (PAX).
Notably, Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, will be the first to integrate the product. The firm will also have its stablecoin, Binance USD (BUSD), included in the swap options.

One year after its formation, the Association of Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) has drafted a code of conduct for the cryptocurrency market.
The trade group has also recruited five more companies, bringing its total membership to 15. The new members are: custodians BitGo and Anchorage, trading firm and VC investor CMT Digital, lender BlockFi, and prime brokerage Tagomi.
Released Tuesday, Nov 12, the draft is part of an ongoing effort by institutionally-focused companies to bring legitimacy to an industry regarded by traditional investors and regulators as a digital Wild West.

The Web3 Foundation plans to adopt blockchain startup Kadena's Pact smart contract programming language for the Polkadot ecosystem.
The two organizations signed an agreement to kick off a research project studying how Pact can be integrated into different blockchain platforms, beginning with Polkadot, Kadena announced on Tuesday (Nov 12) at CoinDesk's Invest: NYC event.

Crypto software firm AlphaPoint is bringing margin trading to its client exchanges.
Announced Nov 12 at CoinDesk's Invest NYC conference, the technology provider is adding support for margin trading, with a raft of trading options and controls for crypto brokerages and exchanges utilizing its software.

Wirex, a London-based payment wallet firm, has announced the launch of a new crypto-enabled multi-currency Visa Travelcard which will ease the process of spending cryptocurrencies for users. Per the report by The Verdict, published on November 11, 2019, Wirex's latest offering is for its customers across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Citing data from Binance, BTC just plummeted to a 24h low of 8,660.00 USDT, after surging to 8,888.00 USDT. Now the coin reads 8,727.89 USDT, up 0.20% in a 24h period.
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Coinness Market Index shows that BTC Dropped by 1.34% within 5 minutes. BTC currently marks $8711 on Binance.
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Abra is expanding its U.S. offerings, adding support for 60 new cryptocurrencies and doubling users' bank deposit limits.
The crypto wallet and investment App provider announced Nov 12 that U.S. customers are now able to deposit, withdraw or trade Bitcoin SV, DAI and Cosmos, among many other crypto assets. Additionally, customer withdrawal and deposit amounts will rise to $4,000 per day, $8,000 per week and $16,000 per month.

Citing data from Binance, BTC just jumped to 8,888.00 USDT, setting a 24h high. Now the coin reads 8,828.95 USDT, up 1.45% in a 24h period.
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Unilever and O2 and their media agencies have confirmed they are taking part in Jicwebs' cross-industry blockchain pilot.
The cross-industry committee for standards and best practice in digital advertising said these additional participants would join its pilot project to evaluate how blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) can help resolve trust, transparency and inefficiency problems in digital advertising.

Bank of Tanzania in a public notice has warned the public against using cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, the notice states that cryptocurrencies are not legally authorized in Tanzania.
The notice further mentions that it has noted a growing trend among the public engaging in cryptocurrency-based activities. Also, the latter highlights the fact that some entities in Tanzania are marketing the perception that cryptocurrencies are legal tender in the country. The Bank cleared its stance about the use of virtual currencies.