Bakkt secures $182.5 million in first capital raise

Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt ambitions have hit a new milestone, with the project raising over $182.5 million from a number of high-profile investors.
Bakkt, set to launch mid-January, is aiming to bring to the crypto market a whole new sphere of crypto trading tools, targeting retail and institutional-level investors alike.
The company’s flagship offering is set to be a U.S.-based futures exchange and clearinghouse wherein actual bitcoin will be exchanged upon contract se