Bakkt strengthens leadership team appointing Dan O’Prey as Executive Vice President of Digital Assets

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bakkt Holdings LLC (“Bakkt”), the digital asset marketplace behind the Bakkt App, announced that tech industry veteran Dan O’Prey has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Digital Assets, effective July 12, 2021. In this newly created position, O’Prey will focus on accelerating the go-forward strategy for cryptocurrency and digital assets, with a specific focus on prioritization and commercialization of Bakkt’s crypto-related offerings for individual and institutional customers.

“With over seven years of blockchain experience at pioneering organizations, Dan brings an extensive and impressive background to Bakkt at a time when we are rapidly expanding our offerings and laying the groundwork for our long-term growth trajectory,” said Gavin Michael, Chief Executive Officer, Bakkt. “We look forward to pulling from Dan’s deep industry knowledge to expand our offerings as we unite the digital assets ecosystem unlike any player in the market.”