In a statement released on Monday, Bakkt and VPC said that the merged company, which will be called Bakkt Holdings, Inc. will be listed as a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange with an enterprise value of $2.1 billion. The business agreement will raise $532 million from VPC’s trust account and concurrent capital raise, which will be used to support the development and marketing of the Bakkt App....

The recovery from the epidemic and the resumption of full activities, as well as Disney’s remarkable success in expanding its streaming service with recent launches such as Star + in Latin America, among other things, should satisfy stockholders for the time being. Interestingly, the company’s shares are trading below its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) but above its 50-day SMA, which usually indicates an uptrend. Given the recent performance and a price below the 20-day SMA, the firm’s short-term momentum seems to be mixed....

Citizens School, which will officially begin operating in September 2022, has become the first school in the Middle East to accept tuition fee payments made in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Arabian Business reported on March 28. The school will be accepting payments through the integration with a digital platform that automatically converts cryptocurrency into the United Arab Emirates dirhams (AED). This move follows the Dubai Government’s adoption of the first law regulating digital assets, in an effort to promote the industry’s growth by providing investors with a safe and advanced legal framework....

There are not enough IP addresses in the IPv4 scheme for every device that needs access to public resources. NAT provides an economical and secure way for internal clients to access public resources without having a dedicated public IP address. Microsoft provides as part of the server operating system, a fully functional software-based routing solution that supports the NAT service. Installing Routing and Remote Access Service You install the Routing and Remote Access Service by using the Add Roles Wizard....

In October, the Ethereum network address activity gained 48% after plummeting in late September, according to on-chain data provided by Santiment. Over the same period, the value of Ethereum has hit a new record high growing by about 43% since October. The second-ranked cryptocurrency has managed to sustain the rally despite plunging to about $1,780 on July 21. The network activity potentially reflects Ethereum’s role in the crypto ecosystem as the dominant blockchain used for building thousands of decentralized applications (dApps)....

This announcement was initially released by Nio through their mobile app as a pre-order of a limited quantity through the NIO Life online store, with delivery expected to commence next month, according to a CnEVPost. These new AR glasses will go hand in hand with the panoramic digital cockpit PanoCinema initially announced by the founder, William Li, back in 2021. Currently, Nio offers 260 Dolby Atmos-enabled movies, 200 3D movies, and is looking to offer more PanoCinema-exclusive audiovisual content in the near future....

In April’s Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior report, the social network said 1,565 accounts, 141 Instagram accounts, 724 pages, and 63 groups were removed. The networks are from six countries, with Facebook noting that they mainly targeted citizens in their home nations. In Ukraine, the company removed 582 Facebook accounts, 387 pages, 35 groups, and 29 Instagram accounts. In this case, the company followed a tip from the FBI. Facebook singled out fake accounts and pages targeting people in Ukraine previously sanctioned by the United States....

According to Coleman, prosecuting FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is simple, and investigators only need to follow the money and treat the situation as a bad trading situation, he said in an interview with Fortune on December 21. In this case, the former agent shared a hypothesis and noted that investigators need to look at Alameda Research as an entity that was likely not making money and received assets from FTX to cover bets....

Speaking during the SNB-CIF Conference on Cryptoassets and Financial Innovation in Switzerland, Waller noted that intolerance could occur, especially if investors lack sufficient knowledge and lose all their money. According to Waller, if the losses emerge as witnessed with the Terra ecosystem, there will be demand for regulations. He, therefore, recommended action to be taken now. Laws not to protect high net worth investors The Fed Governor added that better regulation for the fast-growing crypto sector is needed not to help high net worth investors from losing money but for everyone else....

Speaking to Kitco News, Azari noted that the sector’s growth now targets to serve one billion people globally, and players in the sector are working towards unveiling the supporting technology. He said that with over a billion people, the DeFi industry will cater to most of the unbanked population. According to Azari, the sector can handle and manage the over $1 trillion paper cash held by people globally. Azari notes that the DeFi sector’s main selling point is the ability to solve some of the shortcomings of the traditional banking system....

In a press statement, Binance noted that Teng previously served as the CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). He also worked at the Monetary Authority of Singapore for over a decade. Commenting on his appointment, Teng noted that amid the rising crypto and blockchain adoption, players in the industry need to focus more on the regulatory side by working with policymakers. According to Teng: Elsewhere, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated that Teng’s appointment would help the exchange secure partnerships and foster innovation....

In response to global developments such as digitization, globalization, and aging, the ETFs focus on Japanese industrial businesses that are globally competitive. The funds consist of three growth-themed products (games and animation, robotics and AI, bio and medical technology) and one that invests in major global competitive stocks. The newly-listed ETFs are as follows: Global X Japan Robotics & AI ETF (2638), Global X Japan Bio & Med Tech ETF (2639), Global X Japan Games & Animation ETF (2640), and Global X Japan Global Leaders ESG ETF (2641)....

Roblox’s Chief Executive Officer David Baszucki notes that the listing will take place during Q1 2021. The company seeks to take an innovative approach in the IPO. According to Baszucki: Under the IPO filing, Roblox seeks to raise $1 billion through the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Early this year, Roblox floated the idea of a direct listing early this year. The filing came after Roblox revenue during Q3 rose by 91% from a year ago to $242....

Indeed, the WGC confirmed in a report on Thursday that on the back of increasing bond rates, a stronger dollar, and a decrease in COMEX-managed money net long holdings, global gold-backed ETFs witnessed a net outflow of 15.2 tonnes or $830 million in September. In total, global gold ETFs have experienced withdrawals of $8.3 billion so far this year (-156 tonnes). As a result of the latest outflows from ETFs, gold prices fell by 4% in the last month, which potentially indicates as long as gold prices remain over $1,750 an ounce, the market will continue to struggle to generate continuous bullish momentum....

Indeed, the total volume traded in NFTs has recently exceeded 18 million ETH or $54 billion in aggregate value, according to the data from the cryptocurrency market analytics platform IntoTheBlock retrieved on April 18. Specifically, IntoTheBlock’s year-to-date chart shows that the global trading volume of NFTs grew from $16.94 billion on January 1, 2022, to $54.58 billion on April 17, which is an increase of 222.2% since the year’s turn....

S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky noted short interest in GameStop now totals around $1.3 billion, which accounts for approximately 20.5% of the float. However, data from S3 Partners shows that 95% of available stock borrowing has already been utilized to cover shorts, leaving just 3 million shares available to be sold short. GME chart and analysis In particular, GME has been trading in the $21.89 – $34.99 range for the past month, which is pretty broad, and it is presently trading amid this range where prices have been stabilizing lately, which may give a decent entry opportunity....

Furthermore, the data shows that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Rothschild & Co (EPA: ROTH) stood atop with the highest value and volume of M&As compared to their peers. Goldman led the cohort by value, achieving a total of $13.3 billion worth of deals, while Rothschild led by volume, advising 15 deals in total. Aurojyoti Bose, a Lead Analyst at GlobalData, broke down the two leading positions, further explaining how the top two were chosen....

According to the year-to-date asset return report by Goldman Sachs – a former vocal critic of Bitcoin, the maiden crypto has performed better than the likes of S&P 500, gold, real estate, and Nasdaq 100 this year, as per a screenshot shared by Documenting Bitcoin on January 23. On top of that, BTC has outperformed MSCI emerging markets index, MSCI developed markets, energy, information technology (IT), financials, 10-year U.S. Treasury, health care, utilities, materials, crude oil, consumer staples, and many more....

Speaking with Bloomberg Technology, the MicroStrategy Chairman and CEO shared his thoughts on why he believes BTC is a viable solution to inflation, the potential of wider Bitcoin adoption, and what Twitter under Elon Musk may imply for the cryptocurrency community. It was noted Bitcoin has been trading in a narrow range for quite some time and the fact that it is not really moving on from the $40,000 price bracket....

Facebook arranges the Facebook Marketplace listing based on the latest posts, and if you had shared your posts earlier, it might be hard to reach unless you bump it. This guide starts by discussing what bump means on Facebook. Then, we will see the steps of bumping your Marketplace listing and how to bump your Facebook posts in a Facebook group. Sounds good? Let’s check it out. What Does “Bump” Mean on Facebook?...