ICE’s crypto exchange, Bakkt, just received a Series A investment valuing the company at approximately $740m.
Bakkt already raised $182m in 2018. They’re position...
ICE’s crypto exchange, Bakkt, just received a Series A investment valuing the company at approximately $740m.
Bakkt already raised $182m in 2018. They’re positioning themselves as a crypto exchange, built with specific features for institutions. Their investors include Pantera, Microsoft, Starbucks and Galaxy.
The valuation includes the equity given to Starbucks as a non-cash investment.
Bakkt also have a proposed fee of just $0.50 per contract, which is significantly smaller than existing options in the market.
“From a cash-flow perspective, Bakkt will not be earning much based on their proposed contract fees, so they really need a lot of volume,” said one source.
“A lot of things will need to line up for investors to receive returns that they would typically expect for a Series A.”
“If I was looking to buy a piece in the emergent regulated US digital assets derivatives game today, I would look at cheaper alternatives which are further ahead in execution,” one investor said. “They’ve paid too much.”
source https://www.tokentalk.co/TokenTalk/backed-raises-whopping-series-a-investment-valued-at-700m-5c93fd55946a7b721820cde7
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