Bakkt stock goes parabolic, GBTC outpaces BITO ETF and Tom Brady offers 1 BTC...

Bakkt stock goes parabolic, GBTC outpaces BITO ETF and Tom Brady offers 1 BTC...

Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekBakkt shares skyrocket after partnering with Mastercard and Fiserv On Monday, the share price of the Intercontinental Exchange-backed crypto services company Bakkt (BKKT) surged 120% on the back of two major partnerships with Mastercard and Fiserv.Both partnerships were announced on Monday, with the Mastercard deal....


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