Intercontinental Exchangeâs Cryptocurrency Venture to Go Public Through a SPAC ICEâs Bakkt crypto venture plans to roll out an app for trading and making payments with digital assets The price of bitcoin is skyrocketing, driving a rally of momentum trading that's pushed its value higher than it's ever been before. WSJ explains how bitcoin trading works, and why the volatile digital currency is reaching all-time highs. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds/WSJ By Jan. 11, 2021 8:00 am ET Intercontinental Exchange Inc., or ICE, will take its cryptocurrency venture public by merging it with a special-purpose acquisition company, a deal that will further its goal of launching a consumer app for trading and making payments with digital assets.