Will Intercontinental Exchange make an offer eBay can’t refuse?

According to an article published by the Wall Street Journal dated 4th February 2020, e-commerce giant eBay is reportedly in talks with Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of Bitcoin exchange Bakkt, for a massive multi-billion dollar acquisition plan. When Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted that the year 2020 would see a massive increase in acquisitions, we did brace ourselves for some exciting news. It started with payments company Visa announcing its plan to acquire fintech startup Plaid in a deal valued at over five billion US dollars ($5.3 billion). Moreover, payments app Paypal and deals provider company Honey finalized their