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Intercontinental Exchange, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange and the owner of Bakkt digital asset platform, has sold its 1.4% stake in the newly Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency firm Coinbase.
Announcing the news Thursday on a financial-results call for the first quarter of 2021, ICE chief financial officer Scott Hill said that the company sold its Coinbase stake for $1.2 billion. The executive noted that the sale generated approximately $900 million net after taxes.
Hill said that the proceeds were used to reduce ICE’s debt at the end of the first quarter. He noted that the company’s pro forma leverage, or total indebtedness rate, would have been closer to 3.6x compared to 4.2x when ICE acquired mortgage-focused software company Ellie Mae in September 2020.
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Several companies that are cashing in on bitcoin’s rise are publicly traded, including Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange that made a splash with its direct listing in mid-April. Others include Galaxy Digital, the cryptocurrency investing firm run by bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz, a top bitcoin bank called Silvergate and bitcoin mining firm Riot Blockchain. Investors who want exposure to bitcoin can also buy the popular Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.
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Best SPAC Stocks for Monday
Watch for more short seller activity on SPAC stocks and lots of opportunities to buy below NAV. Will CLOV surge on short squeeze?
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Apr 19, 2021
Last week was another relatively quiet week in the SPAC market with no new IPOs that s the first time in quite a while with no new supply. There were also only 3 new SPAC S-1s filed, for $350m, in another positive sign for the health of the SPAC market. Don t expect a major change in activity this week as the headwinds from the SEC and general oversupply remain in effect. But, remember, this slowdown is good news and shows the market is getting healthier.
SPAC Wrap: New Deal Duds, and QuantumScape Slammed by Short Seller Report
DEH and CHFW drummed up little investor enthusiasm for their SPAC merger announcements. SPAC IPOs remain parked and SPACs generally traded lower on the day. QS sold off on short seller report.
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Apr 15, 2021
Two new deals were announced this morning, which felt like a lot of activity relative to what investors have become used to lately. However, neither of those deals, were met with much investor enthusiasm:
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down 0.3%, and remains below NAV at $9.85
Perhaps it was a little bit of a risk-off sentiment in the market as both of the SPAC targets, Vicarious Surgical + Surrozen, are speculative pre-revenue healthcare plays.