The President-elect’s Trump Media and Technology Group is in talks to buy digital-asset marketplace Bakkt Holdings, according to a report by the FT citing sources familiar with the matter on Nov. 19. The all-stock acquisition by Trump’s social media firm, which owns Truth Social, would consolidate his position in the digital asset industry. Bakkt is...Read More
Crypto custody and trading platform Bakkt has received a warning from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) regarding its non-compliance with the stock exchange’s listing rules. According to the NYSE, the platform has not been able to maintain its closing share price above $1 for the past 30 days, hence facing delisting risk. Bakkt Plans...Read More
Digital asset platform Bakkt Holdings is refocusing on its cryptocurrency custody solutions due to recent market events and increased client interest. In a Q2 earnings report, Bakkt touted its “compliant and trusted” custody platform, citing the current need for multi-custodian access and self-custodial functionality due to clients’ difficulty in storing digital assets safely. Bakkt Renews...Read More
Digital asset platform, Bakkt Holdings, which is majority-owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), generated quarterly net revenue of $13.6 million, an increase of 60% year over year (YoY). Despite the bearishness in the market, Bakkt managed to trim its net loss to $27.6 million in the second quarter of the year, as per its latest financial...Read More
Digital asset platform Bakkt Holdings has teamed up with Valliant Bank, an institution that provides financial services, to bring a seamless crypto experience to the bank’s customers. According to a press release on Monday (February 14, 2022), Valliant Bank would enable customers to easily buy, sell, and hold bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and other altcoins...Read More
Bakkt – a digital asset management platform – has seen its shares plummet since going public in October. Trading at over $40 on October 29th, its stock is now as cheap as $3.96 on the NYSE. Down Alongside Crypto According to Google Finance, Bakkt’s stock peaked following its public listing on October 18th. It had...Read More
The cryptocurrency lending platform – Nexo – joined forces with the Nasdaq-listed digital asset company – Bakkt Holdings. As a result, the latter will custody a portion of Nexo’s Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings in the Bakkt Warehouse. Bakkt’s Newest Partnership The Bakkt Warehouse comprises both online (“warm”) and offline (“cold”) digital asset storage. The company...Read More
Adam White – the 3+ year President of Bakkt – has announced that he is leaving the company. His future plans remain a mystery. White announced his upcoming departure in a tweet earlier today. He showed satisfaction with the crypto industry’s maturation from a regulatory standpoint. “Lots of work still to do here but never...Read More
New Jersey-based Manasquan Bank will participate in Bakkt Holdings’ early adopter program. When effective, it will enable customers of the financial institution to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies. Bakkt Inks Another Partnership According to a recent press release, Bakkt’s project is anticipated to launch in Q2 2022. Initially, the platform will provide an entry point...Read More
Shortly after becoming a publicly-traded company, Bakkt Holdings has announced that its customers will be able to interact with the second-largest cryptocurrency as well. Owned and operated by the Intercontinental Exchange, Bakkt Holdings is among the largest regulated cryptocurrency platforms providing Bitcoin services to its clients. Its portfolio of available digital assets will double soon,...Read More
After outlining two new partners in its attempts to enhance cryptocurrency mass adoption, Bakkt’s stock prices went through the roof yesterday. This comes just a few weeks after ICE’s Bitcoin service arm became a publicly traded firm. CryptoPotato reported yesterday Bakkt’s collaboration with Mastercard. The latter plans to integrate digital assets into many of its...Read More
In another venture within the digital asset space, Mastercard is preparing to expand the cryptocurrency economy in a whole new way, according to a recent report. The payment services giant will soon announce the provision of crypto-integrated services to every bank and merchant on its network. Mastercard’s Big Crypto Plan As revealed by CNBC earlier...Read More
The cryptocurrency trading platform – Bakkt – polled more than 2,000 American citizens to explore why crypto investors entered the digital asset industry and what are the biggest obstacles in front of them. It also revealed which age groups feel the most confident in regards to such investments. Crypto Is Not a Bite for The...Read More
Several months after initially outlining plans to become a publicly-traded firm, Bakkt has announced that the event will take place on Monday – October 18th. Thus, Bakkt will join the likes of Coinbase as a cryptocurrency-related company having its shares traded on giant stock exchanges. CryptoPotato reported at the start of this year Bakkt’s intentions...Read More
Digital asset marketplace Bakkt has partnered with Google to expand the usability of cryptocurrency. Thus, users will soon be able to add their Bakkt Visa Debit Card directly into Google Pay. Google Pay Meets The Bakkt Card As outlined in a press release from BusinessWire, users can soon spend Bakkt Card crypto funds directly from...Read More
Bakkt, the Bitcoin futures platform launched and operated by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has released its long-anticipated application. Dubbed Bakkt App, it would enable customers to interact with BTC and other crypto assets directly through the platform. Additionally, the company has partnered with several notable firms, including Best Buy and Starbucks. Bakkt App Arrives Launched...Read More
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced that Bakkt Marketplace has become the 29th cryptocurrency company to receive BitLicense since 2015. This approval comes amid the firm’s endeavors to be publicly listed and to launch the long-anticipated Bakkt App. The NYDFS started granting such licenses to digital asset businesses in 2015,...Read More
The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to go for a Direct Public Listing (DPO) of its Class A common stock. The firm expects the Form S-1 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to become effective after the Commission completes its review. Coinbase Aims For Direct Public Listing CryptoPotato reported in December that...Read More
Popular crypto-exchange Bakkt recently announced its plans to go public via a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), with an initial valuation of over $2 billion. This deal would make Bakkt the first-ever publicly traded crypto-company, a development that would be an important milestone for the industry. With the Coinbase IPO soon to follow, many analysts...Read More
The Bitcoin futures platform launched in 2018 by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has entered into a “definitive agreement” for business cooperation that will lead to becoming a publicly-traded company with an enterprise value of over $2 billion. The company has also appointed a new CEO. Reports emerged last week suggesting that Bakkt was negotiating a strategic...Read More
Bakkt, the Bitcoin futures platform owned and operated by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly planning to go public after a merger with the Chicago-based blank-check company VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings. Bakkt To Go Public? By citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg reported the news earlier, saying that the Bitcoin futures platform is already...Read More
The prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform, Bakkt may be going public as it has been reported to be in preliminary talks with VPC Impact Acquitision Holdings. Bakkt, owned by Intercontinental Exchange Inc., may go public through a merger with the blank-check firm, as per Bloomberg’s sources. The transaction is set to value the combined entity at...Read More
As Bitcoin hit 2020’s ATH at nearly $15800, open interest on top derivatives exchanges like CME and Bakkt went up. On CME, where top institutions trade, the open interest increased by 16% to $933 Million. CME futures open interest and volume || Source: Skew Based on data from Skew, open interest has climbed up, however,...Read More
Physically settled BTC Futures on Bakkt are 322% higher relative to the July 2020 level. The average daily volume is $36 M. Source: Skew Open interest increased 197% over the past two months and the growth of physically settled BTC Futures is proportional to the same. Physically settled BTC futures on Bakkt were the first...Read More
What’s the tipping point for Bitcoin Futures on top derivatives exchanges like the CME, an exchange that has recorded a daily trading volume of over $300M and Open Interest of over $400M, consistently, for the past 3 months. Source: Skew Well, a small shift in Open Interest or trading volume can have a cascading effect...Read More
Bakkt’s cash-settled Bitcoin futures were launched in December 2019 on popular demand. Physically settled Bitcoin futures exposed traders to the risk of holding the asset and didn’t exactly fly among derivatives traders. Despite the initial roadblocks, cash-settled Bitcoin futures have doubled in volume in the past six months. What’s interesting is that it has maintained...Read More
Bakkt saw a surge in cash-settled bitcoin futures 36% higher than the previous all-time high. This is especially weird considering bitcoin’s uncertain nature. However, there is an interesting take to all of this. Another record day in the books for our physically delivered futures: 15,955 Bakkt Bitcoin Futures were traded today, representing over $200M of...Read More
Intercontinental Exchange’s bitcoin derivatives arm, Bakkt, posted a fresh all-time high today. The New York-based company that started in 2018 stated that the latest record in BTC futures trading activity on its platform is a 36 percent jump from its previous all-time high. This comes after Bakkt clocked almost $150 million in bitcoin futures volumes...Read More
Institutional investors and their interest in Bitcoin Futures are driving growth on derivatives exchanges like the CME and Bakkt. In fact, just recently, Bakkt Bitcoin Futures volume hit a new high of $167M, while the CME clocked in a volume upwards of $930M on the same day, the 25th of August. Source: Skew Source: Skew...Read More
Over the course of 2020, institutional investors have been keen on investing in Bitcoin Futures on regulated markets. A popular choice among institutions has been the derivatives giant Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The popularity of the same can be highlighted by the fact that Bitcoin Options volume on CME rose by 1000% in May 2020...Read More
