The owner of venture capital firm Horizon Ventures, Li Ka-shing, has become the latest proponent of cryptocurrency platform Bakkt investing heavily in Bitcoin. Bitcoin backers abound around the world but experience wise with his 90 years, Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, known affectionally as Superman, is way up there. The Bakkt project has delayed its launch twice in a row with a timeline now set for early 2019, in line with CFTC’s process and timeline. Bakkt has already announced its successful first seed funding round of USD 182 million with 14 investors and partners listed to have participated. ... (full story)