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Story: NASA attentive towards blockchain and cryptocurrency –Bakkt Live on Bitcoin Futures Trade

By Dan Saada

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NASA is attentive towards blockchain and cryptocurrency skills.  In April 2018, NASA came up with a new grant, which supported the development of an autonomous spacecraft.

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The viability of smart contract technology to overcome security vulnerabilities has already been studied.

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The selected candidate will be joining NASA’s team of data scientists and experts who contribute to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Innovation Experience Center (IEC) in…

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There have been widespread talks about how terrorists have been using cryptocurrencies; however, for the significant part, terrorists have not been using cryptocurrencies as they…

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Meanwhile, India has proposed a ban on cryptocurrency whether initial coin offerings, stored value units, and the draft bill has provided a broad definition for the cryptocurrency.

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The IMC has recommended that the standing committee review the technological developments at a global level to revisit the issues which have been addressed in the report.

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Bakkt, backed by ICE, Microsoft, and Boston Consulting Group has provided for the execution of the first trade in the new Bitcoin Futures Contracts.

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The tweet from Bakkt read:  “We're live! The first Bakkt Bitcoin Futures trade was executed at 8:02 pm ET at a price of $10,115.”

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When it is about Futures contracts, there is a legal agreement to buy or sell a particular commodity at a specific price and time.

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