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2023

Ask the Expert: What is most exciting about the future of the Lightning Network?

Customer participation: taking your customer loyalty engagement strategy from points to participation

Where's the brand love? Creating an inflation-proof loyalty strategy

Five key takeaways from NRF 2023

Accelerating loyalty value to drive engagement and ROI

How are business crypto payments taxed and reported?

What is digital cash?

How your business can safely store crypto

2022

How innovative loyalty reward strategies can boost your loyalty program

What security-first custody means at Bakkt

The future of money is digital

The digital economy: Why it matters for your business

Loyalty industry experts weigh in on the future of crypto rewards

Financial Institution Increased Sales 470% With Bakkt Platform

Bakkt is proud to support STEM education and the Venture Miami Scholarship Fund

Lightning-Fast payments with the Bitcoin Lightning Network

Bakkt CEO Gavin Michael reflects on recent events in crypto

Zero-party is the new first party, and 4 other key takeaways from Money 20/20

Banking and crypto adoption: how banks can become leaders in the crypto space

Ways to reward loyalty program members

What are digital assets?

Which businesses accept crypto as payment and should yours?

Advice for business leaders wondering about crypto and digital assets

We recently launched a refreshed Bakkt brand. Why now?

The upcoming ETH upgrade is a pretty big deal. Here's what's happening and why it matters

Bakkt Appoints Meredith Spatz as Chief Client Officer

Ask the Expert: how have attitudes toward credit card rewards shifted in the current environment?

Ask the Expert: what do you think crypto winter will lead to?

Travel is back and we're enhancing Bakkt Loyalty with more options

Ask the Expert: how is crypto changing payouts for gig workers?

How are you going to deliver your crypto strategy?

What you need to know about cryptocurrency and rising inflation

How brands can help close the crypto gender gap

Unleashing loyalty points to pay

How to buy and sell crypto

What is Ethereum?

What is bitcoin?

Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake: what's the difference?

So, you bought bitcoin. What now?

Who is (or was) Satoshi Nakamoto?

How crypto is influencing the gig economy

What is cryptocurrency?

The difference between a custodial wallet and a non-custodial wallet

Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: understanding the differences

5 reasons you should care about cryptocurrency

2021

The gig economy is here and crypto is joining the party

Bakkt goes public and it's just the beginning!

Do you crypto?

How we built Bakkt with consumer needs first

2020

How to make the most out of your gift cards

Convenience + safety: the future of contactless payments

Personal finance terms to know for investing and trading

A brief history of cryptocurrency as payment

10 personal finance tips to help you save money

Customer loyalty points pay off best practices for making your purchases play double duty

Bakkt Digital Assets: The What, How, Why & When

Bringing digital assets mainstream

How loyalty points are the new currency Part 1

How loyalty points are the new currency Part 2

Introducing Bakkt

Our first acquisition: Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG)

Bakkt bitcoin options on futures to launch December 9: an industry first

Our team, launch and advocacy

We have liftoff: a milestone for the industry

First capital raise: complete

Continued growth of our team

How Bakkt is helping to build a digital asset infrastructure

Bakkt's digital asset launch update & reader FAQs

What Bakkt aims to solve as a first step in the digital assets space

Digital asset innovation & progress report

Bitcoin futures & custody: Bakkt's differentiated approach

Cleared to launch

At our core: digital asset custody

The Bakkt Warehouse is open for business

Putting Bakkt's bitcoin futures to the test

Raising the bar: announcing Bakkt institutional bitcoin custody

Unlocking the value of digital assets

Expanding the Bakkt bitcoin product complex

Bakkt completes $300 Million Series B financing

NEWSROOM

2023

Bakkt to enhance focus on scalable business-to-business-to-consumer solutions and sunset consumer app

Bakkt to participate in Needham Growth Conference

2022

Bakkt study finds future crypto purchase consideration holds steady despite recent crypto failures

A note from Gavin Michael to Bakkt employees

Bakkt to participate in the Wells Fargo 6th Annual TMT Summit

Bakkt confirms no exposure to FTX, FTT, Alameda or other affected companies

Bakkt to acquire Apex Crypto

Bakkt schedules conference call to discuss third quarter 2022 results

Bakkt appoints Chip Goodroe as chief accounting officer

Bakkt to participate in Needham Virtual Crypto Conference

Sullivan Bank partners with Bakkt to offer crypto services for customers

Bakkt reports second quarter 2022 results

Bakkt appoints Karen Alexander chief financial officer

Bakkt to participate in fireside chat with Water Tower Research

Bakkt schedules conference call to discuss second quarter 2022 results

Bakkt study finds nearly 50% of gig workers open to getting paid a portion in crypto

Bakkt Holdings set to join Russell 3000® Index

Bakkt to participate in Piper Sandler Global Exchange & FinTech Conference

Bakkt to participate in H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference

Bakkt to participate in Rosenblatt Securities Annual FinTech Summit

Bakkt reports first quarter 2022 results

Bakkt and Global Payments announce strategic alliance

Bakkt schedules conference call to discuss first quarter 2022 results

Bakkt announces two appointments to its board of directors

American bank announces partnership with Bakkt for new crypto trading offering

Bakkt to participate in Barclays Crypto and Blockchain Summit

New Bakkt study finds that despite crypto's overwhelming association to men, 82% of women who own crypto are likely to purchase again

Bakkt to participate in two upcoming investor conferences

Bakkt study examines loyalty & rewards preferences of digital assets among U.S. Consumers

Bakkt provides details on certain preliminary financial results for fourth quarter 2021

Bakkt schedules conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2021 results and announces q&a platform available to Bakkt stockholders

Hanover Community Bank joins Bakkt's early adopter cryptocurrency program

Bakkt selected by Nexo to securely custody bitcoin, Ethereum

2021

Manasquan Bank selects Bakkt to offer retail clients access to cryptocurrency

Bakkt brings crypto and digital assets to gig economy via partnership with BringMeThat.com

Wyndham Rewards members can now turn points into cash with Bakkt

Bakkt reports third quarter 2021 results

Bakkt to participate in three upcoming investor conferences

Bakkt expands cryptocurrency offering to include Ethereum

Fiserv and Bakkt innovate on mainstream use of crypto assets for leading global merchants

Mastercard and Bakkt partner to offer innovative crypto and loyalty solutions

Bakkt to report third quarter 2021 results on November 12, 2021

Bakkt debuts as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange

Finastra and Bakkt announce plans to enable crypto trading for community banks and credit unions

Bakkt partners with Google to introduce digital assets to millions of consumers

Bakkt app reaches 1 billion points + miles linked milestone only 6 months after public launch

Bakkt and Choice Hotels to unlock possibilities for rewards members

Bakkt to participate in the BTIG Future of Digital Assets Conference

VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings and Bakkt Holdings, LLC announce effectiveness of registration statement and special meeting date for proposed business combination

Bakkt study finds nearly half of reported U.S. Consumers have invested in crypto

Bakkt partners with Quiznos restaurants to launch pay with bitcoin pilot in-store

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

Bakkt launches Bakkt® Visa® debit card to maximize users' ability to spend digital assets

Bakkt partners with Wyndham Rewards to expand travel offerings

Bakkt expands reach of the digital wallet experience to send digital assets to anyone

Bakkt and Cantaloupe announce partnership to accept cryptocurrency and participating loyalty points in Cantaloupe's unattended retail network

As digital payments continue to surge, Blackhawk Network and Bakkt® partner to make it easier to purchase eGifts with digital assets

Bakkt launches its digital wallet, Bakkt app, to manage all forms of digital assets, debuting with Starbucks, GolfNow, and Best Buy among other marquee brands

Bakkt appoints Drew LaBenne as Chief Financial Officer

Superintendent Lacewell announces DFS Grants Virtual Currency and Money Transmitter Licenses to Bakkt Marketplace, LLC

Intercontinental Exchange's cryptocurrency venture to go public through a SPAC

Bakkt & VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings investor call

Bakkt, the digital asset marketplace launched by Intercontinental Exchange in 2018, to become a publicly traded company via merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings

2020

Bakkt bitcoin futures daily trading volume hits record high

ICE announces record trading volume for physically-delivered Bakkt® bitcoin futures contracts

Fueled by bitcoin's rise, Bakkt reports record high volumes for its bitcoin futures market

Novogratz's Galaxy, Bakkt start white-glove bitcoin service

Galaxy Digital and Bakkt unveil joint trading and custody service for institutional investors

Bakkt grows custody business above 70 clients, says it has partnered with major financial institutions

Intercontinental Exchange appoints David Clifton as Interim CEO of Bakkt

Bakkt aims to turn your rewards points into a wallet you can spend anywhere

Intercontinental Exchange announces agreement to acquire leading loyalty program provider Bridge2 Solutions

Bakkt's consumer app is coming in 2020, and it'll look more like PayPal than Coinbase

2019

Intercontinental Exchange appoints Mike Blandina as CEO of Bakkt and Adam White as President of Bakkt

Trades completed in the first US regulated fitcoin options on ICE futures U.S.

ICE futures Singapore announces plans to launch Bakkt bitcoin (USD) cash settled futures

Intercontinental Exchange announces first block trade of Bakkt Bitcoin futures

NYSE owner launches long-awaited bitcoin futures

Will the Bakkt launch help bitcoin go mainstream?

NYSE owner buys crypto custodian in latest push to offer bitcoin

Regulators approve bitcoin venture backed by NYSE owner

2018

First futures contract to pay out in bitcoin poised for green light

A Coinbase veteran is changing sides in the cryptocurrency wars

The NYSE's owner wants to bring Bitcoin to your 401(k). Are crypto credit cards next?

Intercontinental Exchange announces Bakkt, a global platform and ecosystem for digital assets