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Bakkt partners Quiznos to pilot restaurant bitcoin payments

Digital asset marketplace Bakkt has teamed up with Quiznos Restaurants to pilot in-store bitcoin payments.

05 August 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bakkt users can now send bitcoin and cash to non-Bakkt users

Bakkt Holdings, LLC (“Bakkt”), the digital asset marketplace behind the Bakkt App, unveiled broader Peer-to-Peer (P2P) capabilities that enable Bakkt users to send bitcoin, gift cards and cash to anyone, including those not currently using the Bakkt App.

15 June 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bakkt and Blackhawk make it possible to buy eGifts with digital assets

As consumers and merchants accelerate their adoption of digital payment options, Blackhawk Network and Bakkt have launched a partnership that enables users to easily purchase eGifts using digital assets, such as bitcoin, supported loyalty points and cash.

07 April 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bakkt launches crypto wallet

Bakkt Holdings, LLC (“Bakkt”), the digital asset marketplace founded in 2018, today announced the launch of the Bakkt App, the game-changing digital wallet that brings together bitcoin and other forms of digital assets into one platform.

30 March 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bakkt gains New York BitLicense

Financial Services Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Bakkt Marketplace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bakkt Holdings, LLC, for virtual currency and money transmitter licenses.

11 March 2021

News/crypto

ICE unit Bakkt to list on the Nyse

Digital assets marketplace Bakkt, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, is to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Victory Park Capital.

12 January 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Galaxy Digital and Bakkt team for institutional custody

Galaxy Digital, the diversified financial services and investment management company providing quality digital asset exposure for institutional and accredited investors, and Bakkt, the digital asset derivatives trading and custody platform majority-owned by Intercontinental Exchange ("ICE"), today announced their partnership to launch a collaborative white-glove service for asset managers looking to acquire, build positions in and store bitcoin ("BTC").

10 June 2020

Company announcement/people

Bakkt digital asset platform CEO departs

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has appointed David Clifton as Interim CEO of Bakkt, the digital assets trading and payments platform that is majority-owned by ICE.

23 April 2020

News/crypto

ICE's Bakkt raises $300 million for consumer market push

IntercontinentalExchange's digital asset unit Bakkt has raised $300 million in Series B funding to finance a push into the retail market.

17 March 2020

News

Starbucks to test digital asset app from Bakkt

Cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt is preparing to test a consumer app for digital assets with Starbucks early next year.

29 October 2019

News/wholesale

ICE unit Bakkt to launch Bitcoin futures contracts next month

Intercontinental Exchange's new Bakkt subsidiary has received the regulatory green light to start offering custody and physically delivered Bitcoin futures contracts.

19 August 2019

Company announcement

Bakkt acquires Digital Asset Custody Company, applies for NY trust company status

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30 April 2019