{"id":402253,"date":"2019-10-24T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=402253"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:31:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:31:27","slug":"was-boring-bakkt-launch-institutional-investors-waiting-to-buy-the-dip-in-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/was-boring-bakkt-launch-institutional-investors-waiting-to-buy-the-dip-in-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Boring Bakkt Launch Institutional Investors Waiting To Buy the Dip in Bitcoin?"},"content":{"rendered":"
After a long wait and endless hype, the Bakkt<\/a> Bitcoin trading platform went live on September 23, 2019<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n However, it launched to much disappointment and abysmal trading activity. But yesterday\u2019s massive drop in Bitcoin price<\/a>, appears to have sparked a surge of trading volume on the budding platform, suggesting that institutional investors were simply waiting to buy the dip.<\/span><\/p>\n Bakkt<\/a> is a Bitcoin futures trading platform which offers physically-settled Bitcoin contracts to institutional investors, created by the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, ICE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n From the day the platform was first announced, the crypto community saw it as the first opportunity for institutional investors to gain exposure directly to actual Bitcoin on a trusted platform, which could have a dramatic effect on the supply and demand of the already scarce crypto asset.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Bakkt First Week Volume Comparable to 4 Minutes Of Bitcoin Trading On Other Exchanges\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Some went as far as suggesting that Bakkt would be the catalyst to spark a new bull market. But when the launch arrived, trading volumes were practically non-existent<\/a> compared to current crypto platforms and exchanges, and the bullish sentiment surrounding the launch quickly turned bearish.<\/span><\/p>\n The very next day, Bitcoin dropped $2,000 over 48 hours, to under $8,000. Bitcoin traded in that range for an entire month, and just yesterday broke down to $7,400 where the crypto asset is currently trying to find support.<\/span><\/p>\n Bakkt #Bitcoin<\/a> volume increasing x5 during Yesterday's drop \ud83e\uddd0 pic.twitter.com\/gpXlMwWmDW<\/a><\/p>\n — Crypto Rand (@crypto_rand) October 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSmart Money Was Waiting to Buy Bitcoin At Lower Prices, Trading Volume Reflects<\/h2>\n
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