ICE-owned cryptocurrency startup confirms its first product: Bitcoin futures Bakkt, a digital currency financial startup launched in August by Intercontinental Exchange has confirmed that its first product will be physically-delivered Bitcoin futures. They plan for these to be available to the public this November. Bakkt was launched in August by the Atlanta-based ICE in conjunction with partners including Microsoft, Starbucks and Boston Consulting Group to create a “global, regulated ecosystem for digital assets.” (Hypepotamus)