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Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC: Bloomberg
A deal could be announced as soon as next week, the report said.

Bitcoin Tops $40K for First Time, Doubling in Less Than a Month
Bitcoin's price is now more than twice the all-time high of $19,783 reached during 2017's bull market run.

Trump Signs Order to Ban Ma's Alipay, Other Chinese Apps
Separately, U.S. officials are reportedly considering banning U.S. citizens from investing in Alibaba Group, an affiliate of Alipay's parent.

Bitcoin Tops $37K, Setting Record, Hours After Roaring Past $36K
The price of bitcoin soared to a new-all time high of $37,014.58, before settling back to $36,780.78, up 6.40% over the last 24 hours.

Crypto Broker Voyager to Suspend Trading of XRP
Voyager said it will suspend trading in XRP, effective Monday, Jan. 18, at 12:00 p.m. New York time.

Coinbase Back Online After Experiencing 'Connectivity Issues'
The homepage of the popular cryptocurrency exchange is currently inaccessible.

CoinDesk Acquires TradeBlock, Adding Indexes and Pricing to News, Events Offerings
With the acquisition CoinDesk said it’s positioned to be the leading source of crypto news, information and data for the rapidly growing sector.

DOGE's Gone Wild! Meme Coin Soars After Adult Star Says She's a HODLer
The price of dogecoin has soared 150% since the start of the new year since an adult star tweeted she's been an investor since 2014.

Ether Hits $1,000 for First Time Since 2018, Hours After Crossing $800
The native currency of the Ethereum network hit a nearly three-year high of $914.20 before settling back to $809.86.

Bitcoin Blasts Past $34K for First Time, Less Than 24 Hours After Blowing Through $30K
Following a torrid December in which the price of bitcoin rose $10,000, three days into the new year it's up another $5,000.
