Trump Enters The Crypto Arena With Bakkt Acquisition – Details
Cryptocurrency continues to gain prominence under the administration of incoming US President Donald Trump as a crypto trading firm may soon become part of the companies owned by the billionaire president. Reports disclosed Trump Media eyes to acquire the Bakkt crypto company to gain a foothold in the digital asset industry. Related Reading: Crypto Milestone: […]
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The Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea (FSS) has once again reaffirmed its prohibition on Bitcoin spot as well as futures Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) which has drawn criticism from industry participants and legal practitioners. Related Reading: Trump Enters The Crypto Arena With Bakkt Acquisition – Details This is part of overhauling regulations that have […]
Donald Trump’s media venture, the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Bakkt, a crypto trading platform owned by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Trump Sets Sights On Crypto Expansion According to sources familiar with the ongoing discussions, TMTG is considering an all-share purchase of Bakkt, although the exact valuation remains unclear. As of Monday, Bakkt’s market capitalization was just over $150 million. Related Reading: The Year Of Solana: 2024 Sees Global Crypto Love Surge Nearly 40% TMTG, which Trump has pledged to....
Bakkt Holdings, a Digital asset platform, announced on Friday that it had completed its business combination with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings. VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings was a special-purpose acquisition company. The combined company now operates as Bakkt Holdings, Inc. At the extraordinary general meeting held on October 14, 2021, VPC’s shareholders voted to approve the merger. […]
ICE's Bakkt institutional exchange will launch on stock markets at a possible $2.1 billion valuation. The Intercontinental Exchange, the owner the New York Stock Exchange and institutional cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt, announced a deal that would see its crypto arm listed on the stock markets.As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Bakkt is set to merge with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, trading under the ticker VIH. VPC is a so-called Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC. It is a shell company whose only purpose is to buy or merge with another company and allow it to be listed....
Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt is going public via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) created for taking startup firms public. Both companies have now confirmed the transaction, and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under a new name – Bakkt Holdings Inc., – sometime in the second quarter of 2021. Rumours about the deal have swelled since early January. After the merger, Bakkt is expected to have an enterprise value of $2.1 billion, the company announced on Jan. 11. Bakkt was founded by Intercontinental....